Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Putting The Dope In Dopamine

Mexican Drug Cartels Are Worse Than ISIS, Oscar De La Renta Dead At 82, Great Shoes Without Bullsh*t Prices, Racing Drones Through A Forest Feels A Lot Like The 'Star Wars' Speeder Chase, Published for the First Time: A 1959 Essay By Isaac Asimov On Creativity, Drugs Used To Treat Parkinson's Disease Linked To Sex And Gambling Addictions
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Tuesday, October 21, 2014
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BORDER THREAT
Mexican Drug Cartels Are Worse Than ISIS
america.aljazeera.com
This summer ISIS beheaded two Americans and has warned about executing a third; additionally, one U.S. Marine has died in efforts to combat the group. By contrast, the cartels killed 293 Americans in Mexico from 2007 to 2010 and have repeatedly attacked U.S. consulates in Mexico.
R.I.P.
Oscar De La Renta Dead At 82
abcnews.go.com
Legendary fashion designer Oscar de La Renta has died, a family member told ABC News. He was 82.
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Great Shoes Without Bullsh*t Prices
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WATCH OUT FOR THAT EVERYTHING
Racing Drones Through A Forest Feels A Lot Like The 'Star Wars' Speeder Chase
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No storm troopers were harmed in the making of this compilation video.
THE EVOLUTION OF THOUGHT
Published for the First Time: A 1959 Essay By Isaac Asimov On Creativity
technologyreview.com
Writing in 1959 for DARPA, Asimov shares his thoughts on how people get new ideas and the importance of free time.
PUTTING THE DOPE IN DOPAMINE
Drugs Used To Treat Parkinson's Disease Linked To Sex And Gambling Addictions
livescience.com
Pathological gambling, hypersexuality and compulsive shopping are some of the abnormal behaviors that are linked to the use of certain drugs commonly used to treat Parkinson's disease, according to a new study.
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RISING ABOVE
Image: Indonesian President Joko Widodo gestures to the crowd during a street parade following his inauguration in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Oct. 20, 2014.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo gestures to the crowd during a street parade following his inauguration in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Oct. 20, 2014. Credit: AP Photo/Achmad Ibraham
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Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Enough Food To Feed A Small Army

One-Third Of Food Is Lost Or Wasted: What Can Be Done, This Cool Layer-Lapse Makes Boston Look Freakishly Beautiful, Is America's Military Too Small For Obama's New War On Terror?, A Very Sneaky Onside Kick Works Perfectly As Planned, Dragons, Memory And Navigating The Globe Using Only Your Wits, Our Changing Pictures Of Space Through Time
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Tuesday, October 14, 2014
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RESCUING OUR RESOURCES
One-Third Of Food Is Lost Or Wasted: What Can Be Done
news.nationalgeographic.com
From our farms to grocery stores to dinner tables, 30 percent of the food we grow is never eaten. We can do better.
MOST COLORFUL BOSTON HAS EVER BEEN
This Cool Layer-Lapse Makes Boston Look Freakishly Beautiful
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And not a single drunk college kid in sight!
SIZE DOES MATTER
Is America's Military Too Small For Obama's New War On Terror?
politico.com
Although the massive automatic defense cuts known as the sequester were relaxed in last year's budget deal, they are set to return in 2016. That doesn't bode well for the major international challenge the United States now faces in the Islamic State.
IF YOU CAN'T BEAT 'EM, FOOL 'EM
A Very Sneaky Onside Kick Works Perfectly As Planned
digg.com
Who said football was all about muscle?
TERROR INCOGNITA
Dragons, Memory And Navigating The Globe Using Only Your Wits
nautil.us
But imagine for a moment that you didn't have to rely on maps to navigate the unknown — that your memory, instincts, and knowledge of the environment sufficed. This is the art of Polynesian wayfinding.
COSMOS AS MASTERPIECE
Our Changing Pictures Of Space Through Time
nytimes.com
A new book by Michael Benson examines the how our depiction of space has evolved alongside our understanding of the heavenly bodies within our sky.
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A REGIME UNDER FIRE
Image: Firefighters try to extinguish the flames after the state capital building was set on fire by protesting college students in Chilpancingo, Mexico, Monday Oct. 13, 2014. Hundreds of protesting teachers and students demanding answers about the 43 students who went missing on Sept. 26 during a confrontation with police, clashed with police at the local congress and outside the state government palace Monday. Officials are attempting to determine if any of the missing students are in newly discovered mass graves.
Firefighters try to extinguish the flames after the state capital building was set on fire by protesting college students in Chilpancingo, Mexico, Monday Oct. 13, 2014. Hundreds of protesting teachers and students demanding answers about the 43 students who went missing on Sept. 26 during a confrontation with police, clashed with police at the local congress and outside the state government palace Monday. Officials are attempting to determine if any of the missing students are in newly discovered mass graves. Credit: AP Photo/Felix Marquez
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Monday, October 13, 2014

Please Don't Rob A Bank

How Obama Became The Gay-Rights President, Man Starts Amazing Train Dance Party With Wit And Charm, How To Do More With Less, The Navy's Newest Ship Doesn't Know What The Hell It Is, Players Don't Care About NFL Fines, Still Wearing Beats Headphones, A Retired English Gangster Explains How To Rob A Bank
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Monday, October 13, 2014
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'WELL, WHAT'S STONEWALL?'
How Obama Became The Gay-Rights President
newrepublic.com
The inside story of a personal evolution.
SOUL TRAIN
Man Starts Amazing Train Dance Party With Wit And Charm
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He came dressed to party, and dammit, that's what he's going to do.
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How To Do More With Less
reductivist.com
What if you could carry around every tool in your toolbox on your keychain? Thanks to the Reductivist Ringtool, now you can. It's the solution to basically any problem you can think of.
CONFUSION ABOARD THE USS AMERICA
The Navy's Newest Ship Doesn't Know What The Hell It Is
foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com
Is it an aircraft carrier? Is it an amphibious assault ship? Is it any good at either of those things?
BEATS VS. BOSE
Players Don't Care About NFL Fines, Still Wearing Beats Headphones
deadspin.com
Wearing the wrong headphones will cost players $10,000. That's clearly not enough to deter them, and it's a goddamned bargain for this sort of advertising.
DISCLAIMER: PLEASE DON'T ROB A BANK
A Retired English Gangster Explains How To Rob A Bank
vice.com
It's vitally important to grab the attention of everybody in the bank at the very outset.
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THREE'S A MAGIC NUMBER?
Image: A woman casts her ballot at a polling station in Villa 14 de Septiembre, in the Chapare region, Bolivia, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014. Bolivia is holding general and presidential elections Sunday with President Evo Morales appearing to be headed to an unprecedented third term.
A woman casts her ballot at a polling station in Villa 14 de Septiembre, in the Chapare region, Bolivia, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014. Bolivia is holding general and presidential elections Sunday with President Evo Morales appearing to be headed to an unprecedented third term. Credit: AP Photo/Juan Karita
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