August 1, 2014
By The Morning News
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- Aspiring British parliamentarians discouraged by masters in angelic reiki.
- India’s Parliament hiring men with a gift for mimicry to frighten away monkeys.
- Humans have kept elephants longer than we’ve domesticated chickens—yet Behemoth's crying comes as a shock.
- "Cafe Putin" to open next week, supporting Russia in Serbia's second largest city.
- See also: "Eat Apples to Annoy Putin," after Putin bans fruit and vegetable imports from Poland.
- Research shows we don't need tons of antioxidants, we need stress to make our own antioxidants—i.e., poison.
- Movement calls to rid the world of the name "kaffir lime"—highly offensive to some—before it becomes too ingrained.
- Peaches sold as sexy butts in China.
- Parents complain science-themed clothing only available for boys; Lands' End quickly corrects the situation.
- Ugandan LGBTQ rights group "essentially operating guerrilla warfare."
- The only way to stop an [ebola] outbreak is to isolate each infected patient, trace all their contacts, isolate the ones who get sick, and repeat the process until, finally, there are no more cases.
- The Times endorses marijuana legalization; Gawker calls to legalize all drugs.
- Tariq Ali measures where most large nations stand on Israel and the Palestinians.
- New website Fluence allows artists to pay critics to listen to their music.
- The Kardashian Index, or "K Index," reflects how a scientist’s social media presence stacks up against her citation record.
- Scientists discover one species of deep-water octopus spends four and a half years protecting her eggs.
- Radiolab on saving tortoises and killing goats in the Galapagos.
- Gideon Lewis-Kraus’s history of autocorrect.
