Headlines from May 8, 2014

Mexico’s biggest financial institution thinks migration to the US is on the rise for the first time since the Great Recession hit.
My life remains valuable. New York’s Chinese community mourns the loss of human smuggler—aka “snakehead”—Cheng Chui Ping.
Financial ignorance is widespread even as the world has changed in ways that make such ignorance more dangerous than ever before.
Russian newspapers report Russia plans to colonize the Moon by 2030. #space
We’re sending rockets to the wrong celestial body: We want Jupiter’s moon Europa, not Mars. #opinions
Watch NASA’s latest experiment: a live stream of Earth as seen from the International Space Station. #video
Bill Nye devoted years explaining science to children—it’s why he’s our most effective spokesman for climate change to deniers.
Community straps on DIY brain stimulators to memorize scripture, get a runner’s high, and feel more creative.
It was Dowd who kept writing about Lewinsky week after week, capitalizing on her crazed bimbo character for the better part of 1999. #history
Approximately 200,000 victims of bullying bring weapons to school each month. #violence
South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott has been working at burrito shops and Goodwills throughout the state on a secret election campaign. #politics
After much debate, the New York senate settles on yogurt as the state snack.
A look inside the sexual activity of modern Berlin’s gay community, through the lens of a bathhouse.
So-called “Foreign Language Bookshop” in North Korea contains no books by foreign writers.
Whitman would be on a TweetDeck. The Alt Lit writing community stars use the “jagged stylistics” of social media to their advantage.
Captivating footage of an octopus opening a jar from the inside. #video
In the name of crash-optimization, you should program the car to crash into whatever can best survive the collision. #cars