November 18, 2014
By The Morning News
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- Since the disappearance of 43 students in Mexico on Sept. 26, police have found many mass graves—but not the right one.
- Tackling Obamacare's false narratives.
- The US government will profit $5 billion from renewable energy loans, which include failures (Solyndra) and successes (Tesla).
- India has little recourse but to fuel development with coal reserves—the world may have no choice but try to stop it.
- California's entire almond crop commands a stunning 1.1 trillion gallons of water every single year.
- Asian-American applicants allege discrimination in suits against Harvard, UNC.
- In a Texas field, dozens of human corpses are exposed to the elements, including vultures, for science.
- A virus is the likely cause of death for millions of starfish over the past year—smaller outbreaks have occurred before.
- Scientists replicate a worm's brain and install it in a Lego robot.
- One weekend a year, thousands of twins and multiples descend upon Twinsburg, Ohio.
- Emoji are a secret code language made up of symbols that everyone already intuitively understands.
- At a time when more people play games than go to movies, e-sports are gaining visibility, legitimacy, and profitability.
- On ancient email accounts.
- Google Glass could be shelved—more likely, it will shift from consumer to commercial markets.
- See also: Google Cardboard turns your phone into a VR headset.
- Quick read: Machines you can fix by smacking them include mechanical devices, some electronics, and hearts.
- Bill Cosby's 1969 standup routine about Spanish Fly.
