Kathleen Miles: If Koch Brothers Buy LA Times, Half of Staff May Quit

Whichever owner wins out, change is coming, and LA readers and journalists need to be paying attention. The LA Times largely decides what is LA news.   Original post on huffingtonpost.com    Comments on reddit.com   

BBC – Future – Health – Worm therapy: Why parasites may be good for you

Early trials suggest a host of allergies and autoimmune ailments could be treated by ingesting worm-like parasites. But will it ever reach the clinic?   Original post on bbc.com    Comments on reddit.com   

The Economist explains: How might your choice of browser affect your job prospects?

THE internet browser you are using to read this blog post could help a potential employer decide whether or not you would do well at a job. How might your choice of…   Original post on economist.com    Comments on reddit.com   

Research pair finds global warming matched predictions from 1990

(Phys.org)—A pair of researchers has found that an estimate made in 1990 by a team of global scientists regarding how much temperatures would rise due to increasing amounts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, is very close to what actually happened. The two, David Frame, of New Zealand’s Victoria…   Original post on phys.org    Comments on reddit.com   

Children Exposed to Nicotine in Utero Have Lower Reading Scores

A newly published study found that on average children exposed to high levels of nicotine in utero scored 21 percent lower in areas such as reading speed, single-word identification, spelling, accuracy, real and non-word reading, and reading as compared to classmates born to non-smoking mothers.   Original post on scitechdaily.com    Comments on reddit.com   

Why Your Phone, Cable – Internet Bills Cost So Much – Daily Ticker

From the blog Daily Ticker: Follow The Daily Ticker on Facebook! The U.S. has fallen behind much of the Western world when it comes to phone, cable and Internet service. Americans actually pay much more for inferior service compared to their global counterparts. In his new book, The Fine Print: How Big Companies Use ‘Plain English’ to Rob You Blind, [...]   Original post on yahoo.com    Comments on reddit.com