September 12, 2012: Afternoon
- Considering Romney in evolutionary terms, he's akin to a tribal chieftain—which may not be enough for today's voters.
- Researchers discover snakes can have virgin births.
- Q&A with the founder of the Ig Nobel prize on books, software, and research on dragging sheep across surfaces.
- NASA scientist explains why we may all be living in a simulated reality after all.
- An account of being more than $90,000 in debt and finding solvency by working war zones.
- A college education is good for your health and your wealth.
- An American learns Chinese ping-pong.
- How to really understand Pink Floyd.
- Now online: 458 full John Peel shows, from his pirate broadcasts up to the final episode.
- Based on the outcome of the first major file-sharing copyright case, an illegally shared song costs $9,250.
- Aspects of our lives that would be unbelievable to someone in the year 2000.
- The U.S. jobs crisis and monetary policy failure explained in animated GIFs.
- The Oatmeal explains: i.e. vs. e.g.
- A little more than a thousand households watched Sunday's Astros-Reds game on television.