September 18, 2013: Morning
By The Morning News
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- Washington's awful politics are exactly what we should expect "in a country where a successful economic model has broken down."
- In the House, Democrats voted with Mr. Obama 90% of the time in 2009 but 77% last year.
- I think we’d have a better justice system if all witnesses were made to wear a veil.
- Shaquille O'Neal's "ultimate mark on humanity" measured by the amount of college-aged kids currently named Shaquille or some derivative.
- Report says 45% of American jobs are at high risk of being taken by computers within two decades.
- The amount of internet bandwidth used to illegally download media has jumped 160% since 2010.
- All the world's fresh water could fit in a cube with sides 202 miles long.
- Regulators prepare for new jetpacks from New Zealand.
- People don't always do crack because it's so potent—for some, it's a wholly rational choice.
- Michigan university removes statue after students begin riding it nude in homage to Miley Cyrus.
- What are people to do at night when their stomach starts to feel empty and they want to chow down on a hairy crab and knock back some booze?
- Researchers say a "dark triad" of traits can identify "everyday sadists"—narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism.
- Anger found to be the most popular emotion on social networks.
- Students pay $27,000 for online-only masters' degree in how to get followers on social media.
- Episode of The Simpsons transformed, with various audio and video filters, into abstract art.
- Scientists have engineered the tearless onion, but no one is allowed to taste it.
- Researchers develop patch that leaves behind a sort of temporary tattoo that can measure body temperature, cardiovascular health, and cognitive state.
