Headlines from March 29, 2011
- China to overtake the U.S. as world's leading publisher of scientific papers--though that doesn't mean anyone is citing China's articles.
- It's a sign of something when tech companies start poaching White House employees.
- Op: Libya may be in the headlines, but it's the fate of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Iran that will determine everything.
- Very large church houses 30,000 people fleeing shots in Ivory Coast.
- Zimbabwe requires all foreign-owned mining companies to sell majority stakes to locals.
- Willie Nelson's plea deal for pot possession to include $100 and one performance of "Blue Eyes Cryin'."
- Sunn O)))'s soundscapes rendered as paintings.
- More benefits of the internet age: the before-and-after photograph conceit is flourishing.
- Evolution of Pong and Atari from one Silicon Valley bar to 35,000 machines.
- Statistical analysis employed to win at the game of "Whole Foods Salad Bar."
- The clever gorilla slipped into a simulated jungle habitat. Seven great zoo escapes.
- Bronx Zoo Cobra currently touring the town on Twitter.
- Today in the Tournament of Books: Last match of the semifinals, and the Zombie contenders are revealed!
- Yes, yes: Free Rooster notebook when you buy anything from ToB presenter Field Notes; also, ToB banned books on sale.
- The more insecure the tweeter, the more unhinged their behaviour seems to be. Twitter as hothouse of cruelty.
- Bernard-Henri "BHL" Levy may be world's most powerful philosopher--e.g., he got France into Libya.
- Survey of humanitarian intervention from Nigeria's Biafran war to Kosovo, with lots of BHL and his hair.
- Email exchange between Fukushima nuclear plant worker and Tepco employee.
- Whiffs of Japanese radiation detected in 13 U.S. states--"far below levels of public health concern."
- Op: To win with America, Obama must change Libya's regime without ground troops or U.S. casualties.
- Libya-intervention allies to meet in London and discuss next steps, but not "regime change."
- Accidental explosion at South Yemen arms factory kills at least 100 scavengers.
- NPR strategist explains how he uses Twitter to report on the fly about Libya.
- For Wednesday's massive World Cup cricket match, numbers say Pakistan should win, but logic suggests an Indian success.
- Numbers: Republicans are more scientifically literate than Democrats, and moderates are kind of dumb and ignorant.
- Donald Trump, being both birther and potential presidential candidate, releases his birth certificate.
- Related: Despair pervades all, at least when a Peanuts strip loses its fourth panel.
- TMN's Lauren Frey Daisley gives up snark for a month.
- Indonesian film producers find local success by shooting foreign porn stars fully clothed.
- Video: Surf movie edited by a chimpanzee who favors jump cuts.