November 13, 2012: Afternoon
- U.S. to overtake Saudi Arabia as the world’s leading oil producer by about 2017.
- Overview of what's happening at the BBC.
- Newspaper reactions from 1909 when the English Channel was crossed in an aircraft for the very first time.
- Berlusconi's latest showgirl gunning for high office compared to Eva “Evita” Perón.
- U.S. to say in several weeks how many troops will stay in Afghanistan after the drawdown of most combat forces at the end of 2014.
- Giving good directions is similar to teaching—hard as hell.
- Online education is better than traditional teaching in a similar way to why movies trump plays.
- New theory may explain physics' notorious cold fusion experiment with existing science.
- How a thermal illusion gave mint the monopoly on breath fresheners.
- Paintings of magnified paint.
- Top 50 Japanese buzzwords of 2012.
- See also: Blog devoted to critiquing Japanese snack foods.
- In case you missed it, Sam Anderson's ode to the Oklahoma City Thunder's likeability.
- New YouTube series for informative time-killing: "Inventors."
- Museum opened in Lagos to remember Fela Kuti's years of resistance.
- Dad hacks daughter's Zelda to reverse player gender.