Ten for Today 02/11/2015: Jon Stewart's legacy
Plus 3-parent babies and habits of optimists
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The House That Jon Stewart Built
[4 min read] theatlantic.com - The comedian's style of left-wing humor ran =ow on targets, but his legacy will endure.For most of his 15-year tenure h=ling The Daily Show, Jon Stewart had a rogues' gallery worthy of =he name: A buffoonish, chuckling George W. ...
#MuslimLivesMatter Goes Viral in Aftermath of Triple Homicide
[1 min read] time.com - Twitter users expressed their outrage over the deat= of three Muslim students in North CarolinaThe hashtag #MuslimLivesMatter =ent viral Wednesday after the Tuesday murder of three Muslims students in =orth Carolina.Thousands of p...
Why animals eat psychoactive plants
[13 min read] boingboing.net - Johann Hari, author of Chasing the Scream: T=e First and Last Days of the War on Drugs, learns about drunk elephants, t=e stoned water buffalo, and the grieving mongoose.The United Nations says =he drug war's rationale is to build...
Seven Habits of Optimistic People
[3 min read] fastcompany.com - Happy people live longer and feel better. Bu= how do they stay so upbeat?Optimists aren't just people who see t=e glass half full. They also make more money than pessimists and enjoy hea=th benefits such as fewer colds, a reduced ...
The 20 Most Romantic Movies on Netflix Streaming
[1 min read] moviefone.com - Why go out on Valentine's Day?Instead of deali=g with crowded, overpriced restaurants, you and your honey can just stay i= and stream your favorite romantic movies like "Moonstruck," "An Affair to Remember," "Pretty in Pink," or "...
Tesla Seeks a Stronger Foothold in China
[5 min read) nytimes.com - BEIJING — For $104,000, Yu Hangmei expec=ed a car that could, at the very least, be driven. What Ms. Yu said she go= instead was a new electric Tesla Model S sedan and a malfunctioning charg=ng station.While driving through her to...
What 3-Parent Babies Mean For The Future Of Reproductive Medicine
[5 min read) popsci.com - Bespoke embryos raise ethical questions for lawma=ers and bioethicists alikeLast week members of the British House of Common= passed a bill legalizing mitochondrial DNA transfers--a process that comb=nes three different sets of DN...
The unsung museums of Paris
[3 min read] lonelyplanet.com - If there's one thing that rivals a Parisian=s obsession with food, it's art. This passion for art, and culture in gene=al, is reflected in the vast number of museums in Paris. According to the =unicipality there are 204 of them, o...
The Mythical Beauty of Afghanistan Is Invisible to the Military
(2 min read) vice.com - Photographer Edmund Clark's latest project, The Mou=tains of Majeed, examines the visual life experienced by the 40,000 milita=y personnel and contractors living at Bagram Airfield, America's largest b=se in Afghanistan.The visual...
The physics of popcorn: Watch the explosion in slow motion
[4 min read) latimes.com - It's one of the most dramatic transforma=ions in science, and it happens in your microwave.Most popcorn lovers take=for granted that a simple kernel of corn can metamorphose into a fluffy tr=at. But to a pair of French researchers...