October 29, 2015
- Weeks before the raid on Osama bin Laden, White House lawyers created legal rationales for every possible outcome.
- Today marks 18,967 days since a US president died in office—a new record.
- DNA testing shows two-thirds of "wild-caught" restaurant salmon is actually farmed.
- Federal funding is scarce for microbiome research, which could deliver everything from smart toothbrushes to custom gut flora.
- A panel of activists discuss whether it's possible to solve climate change and achieve climate justice.
- Cassini fly-by should provide insight into the habitability of the oceans of Enceladus, a moon of Saturn.
- IBM buys Weather.com with an eye on associated data and analytics assets.
- On "2G Tuesdays," Facebook employees load the site as sluggishly as many users in the developing world do.
- Gender roles manifested as technology: There are reasons robotic help is always given a female voice.
- A database of how and by whom conference speakers are paid (or not).
- Mini-documentaries depict how organizations are using the Toyota Production System to improve outcomes for all involved.
- Sociologist goes undercover with experts who help the rich dodge taxes.
- The bubble won't burst any time soon.
- "Rating systems have turned customers into unwitting and sometimes ruthless middle managers."
- Lego refuses to sell bricks to Ai Weiwei, citing policy against political involvement.
- A stunning short based upon artworks by Yayoi Kusama and Ai Weiwei.
- Cycling advocates overlook a huge, invisible demographic.
- "Step 1: Create a Body apparatus. Wearing the apparatus you must map the invisible forces around you."