January 25, 2012: Morning
- There are now more iPhones being sold than babies being born.
- Paterno's death will weaken the case against two former Penn State officials who failed to report Sandusky.
- Maria Popova makes the case for an information diet, becoming "selective about the information we consume."
- Attending a 10-year MBA reunion.
- Researchers scan brains of bribed subjects to pinpoint the biology of selling out.
- From cooties to politics, scientists explore the evolutionary role of disgust.
- But the truth is, the line between fear and anxiety can get pretty thin and fuzzy.
- Drawing from New York Times, Twitter, researchers conclude English is a positive language.
- Miranda July called before Congress to explain exactly what her whole thing is.
- Facebook designers on the philosophy of Timeline, and why they choose memory over functionality.
- Mary Karr discusses memoir writing, crawfish trucking, and being a 10-year-old prophet.