September 27, 2011: Afternoon
- Trader who spun tales of greed on the BBC perhaps too honestly found to be the real deal.
- Confessions of a Virginia executioner.
- Greeks possess "what social scientists call very low 'tax morale.'"
- EasyJet's founder to launch new low-cost competitor, FastJet.
- California to allow prisoners to serve sentences online.
- Obsession with zombies found to be an Anglophone phenomenon.
- Accessible, semi-brief (2834 words) history of the human brain.
- New Yorkers would be sad to miss John Warner (aka, the Biblioracle) reading tonight at McNally-Jackson.
- Excerpt from John's new novel, Funny Man, published today.
- Things you didn't know about Serge Gainsbourg.
- It is never too late to learn about this study: What happens when three men who believe they're Jesus are introduced to each other.
- Strategic principles for surviving extreme negotiations.
- Gladwell on the NBA lockout: "[The rich] have mastered the arts of whining and predation, without regard to logic or shame."
- Bizarre consumer products based on NASA technology.
- Annals of Improbable Research launches exploration into X-bean soups.
- Amount of people involved in major events compared to the number you know on Facebook.
- Commonly misused English words.