May 8, 2013: Morning
* Critics of Keynes say because he was childless he didn't care about "the long run"—but they don't understand what he meant by "the long run." * The law student behind the world's first 3D-printable gun is a "principled&
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May 7, 2013: Afternoon
* The black hole of North Korea intelligence gathering is getting blacker. * Related: An illustrated guide to the on-again, off-again romance between Pyongyang and the U.S. * Daniel C. Dennett tests a theory that "surely" signals a weak philosophical argument. * Long-tongued bat uses the hair on
May 7, 2013: Morning
* Investigators piece together what happened in West, Texas, where unverified amounts of volatile chemicals may have been housed. * One year after Obama affirmed his support of same-sex marriage, public opinion has followed suit. * For more than two years, a government lab has been running a quantum-sized internet. * Signs
May 6, 2013: Afternoon
* More than 30 years before Jason Collins, baseball's Glenn Burke was the first openly gay player in the majors. * Related: When Glenn Burke invented the high five. * Every conceivable piece of data transmitted or received by U.S. citizens is kept at the NSA's new facility
May 6, 2013: Morning
* NRA asks convention vendor to remove 3D "bleeding" target dummy resembling Obama. * Related: Shooting an Obama target is legal, just as it was legal for a Ben and Jerry's co-founder to burn a 12-foot-tall Bush effigy. * How to tell you're eating
May 3, 2013: Afternoon
* After six months of meetings, Halliburton and North Carolina set fracking rules. * Map shows the extent of Mexican drug cartels' reach in North America. * According to the CDC, more Americans now die of suicide than in car accidents. * Photos of children proudly displaying their "My First Rifle."
May 3, 2013: Morning
* Entire villages in Mexico's Costa Grande region have been abandoned in the cartel war. * After al-Qaida got involved around 10 years ago, we saw a massive increase in the quantities of cocaine involved. * In utero, the largest shark embryo will devour all its littermates—except its closest-
May 2, 2013: Afternoon
* Economist decides Tennessee's Knoxville is America's most perfectly average place. * Fact-checking Obama's claim that 85-90 percent of Americans won't notice anything but better health care due to the Affordable Care Act. * Five conspiracy theories actually believed by Texas senator Ted
May 2, 2013: Morning
* American citizen sentenced to 15 years of hard labor in North Korea—possibly to entice an American president to come free him. * Roots of Buddhists killing Muslims in Burma and Sri Lanka traced back to "a Faustian pact with state power." * Chart weaves together economic growth in Africa
May 1, 2013: Afternoon
* Theories abound over why North Korea has gone quiet, though many point to China and John Kerry. * Chilly Gonzales discusses his experience of recording music with Daft Punk. * Computer historian names his holy grail: “the CompuServe backup tapes.” * British pharmacy quits labeling science toys as suitable for boys, not girls,