February 2012
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The Moon and Back
granta:
‘It wasn’t unusual for John Wayne: reshaping his defects, adding substance to places lacking.’
A new story by rising star Jessica Thummel about a rodeo cowboy turned long-haul driver.
Ahem. If you hadn’t noticed yet, literary magazine Granta is on Tumblr.
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“You need it. Everybody says so. Whether you’ve lost a loved one, a job, a...”
– Closure is big business, with wacky funeral options, for-hire autopsies, and divorce parties all promising the sweet relief of grief’s final stage. Some experts, though, say that the concept of closure is a (profitable) myth. Keep reading …
Smart Bullets →
Sandia labs has announced it has built a smart bullet. It’s particularly nice addition to a micro drone system that can ID targets (with drones, ammo payload matters quite a bit).
This bullet can make small corrections using fins + a computer control system (it makes 30 corrections per second). The caliber will get smaller and the intelligence/correction capacity will increase. Saw variants of...
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Man Up and Talk about Paternal Postpartum
“How are you feeling, emotionally? Any long periods of sadness or worry?” In between ultrasounds and heartbeats and blood pressure readings, my obstetrician asks about my mental health during every prenatal visit. She also brings up the possibility of postpartum depression once this kid is born in a few months, reminding me that many women experience it at some level and how important it is to...
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January 2012
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“Why aren’t citizens allowed to sell their votes to the highest bidder?”
– … asks John Holbo of Crooked Timber, a provocative, academic-leaning political blog. This at-first-blush gee-whiz inquiry leads Holbo down an interesting discussion of the place and potential of money in politics. Keep reading …
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“An account of the spectacular end of that nearly $4 million drone in November...”
– TomDispatch on the hidden costs of military drones, or, why robotic warfare is bound to crash and burn. Keep reading …
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