February 13, 2013: Afternoon
- Interactive graphic of every State of the Union speech shows the language is getting dumber.
- Research suggests cold weather makes us better decision makers in Alaska than in Florida.
- Few, if any, hospitals know the cost of a new hip, and there appears to be no set market price.
- List of human body parts named after people.
- Pope accepts senior analyst position at Catholic think tank.
- The business world's software backbone could fail at any moment.
- Radiolab visits the world of high-speed stock trading.
- Why the French love horsemeat but the British do not: It's taboo, and we shouldn't talk about it.
- As I became relatively more prosperous in my 40s, I began to buy Snickers by the box.
- Drawn in by her Mennonite heritage, Rachel Yoder discovers the saccharine, wholesome, aspirational world of Amish romance novels.
- Sarah Hepola's Valentine's Day story for the romantic and/or foolish at heart.
- Illustrations from the self-help guide within Ben Schrank's Love Is a Canoe.
- The perfect Valentine's gift: Prearrange her funeral.
- Related: Why you should get her a wolverine for Valentine's Day.
- Filmmaker attaches sensors to audience's heads to give them a movie that reacts to their emotions.
- Zach Galifianakis makes Oscar contenders uncomfortable.