June 24, 2013: Morning
- Pyongyang: The U.S. National Security Agency's wanton violation of rights of Americans was disclosed.
- Why metadata can be more damaging than our conversations: It reveals connections that we might prefer to hide.
- You don't have to like Snowden.
- U.S. seemingly unaware of irony in accusing Snowden of spying.
- You can be paranoid about the NSA potentially spying on you, but you should know your toaster already is.
- Related: In the internet of actual things, your light bulbs will narrate their agonizing deaths.
- Pork-infused bullets meant to "not only kill Muslims but send them to hell" are both reprehensible and inaccurate.
- Fruits and vegetables are "alive," with circadian rhythms that defend against pests; more research could salvage 30% of discarded foods.
- Things Americans eat—e.g., bleach for food and plastics—that are banned in other countries.
- What America will look like with—and without—immigration reform.
- Italy's appointment of Congolese official spurs racist commentary and challenges stances on immigration.
- Because America's postwar immigration officials were improperly briefed, there could be hundreds of Nazi war criminals in the U.S.
- The private files of a 1930s NYPD detective reveal a trove of amazing images of mobsters.
- Math could be real—then again, it's possible humans just made it all up.
- Darkness increases freedom from constraints, which in turn promotes creativity.