February 8, 2012: Morning
- Electrodes on the brain may be the shortcut to the 10,000-hour talent rule.
- Willpower is the root of all happiness; a new book explains how to exercise yours to get more.
- Diners travel to a Hudson Valley monastery to experience mindful eating, where each bite can last 20 minutes.
- Once an American food staple, squirrel could make a comeback—though they can carry bubonic plague.
- Police discover sommelier decorated his apartment with $430K in stolen art.
- Hoping to boost productivity, Spain moves traditional mid-week holidays to Mondays and Fridays.
- Sarkozy's socialist rival's campaign survives by putting "an American spin on cultural revival" (i.e., The New Deal).
- Rising temperatures at Fukushima cast doubt on government claim that the reactors are stabilized.
- Researchers find increased stress hormones in whale feces, which they believe are caused by ship traffic.
- This week New York City settled a 30-year, $15 million class-action lawsuit over illegal loitering arrests.
- The most terrifying Valentine's Day gift ever.