After US diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks showed that the State Department was lobbying worldwide for Monsanto and other similar corporations, a new report based on the cables shows Washington’s shilling for the biotech industry in distinct detail. Original post on rt.com Comments on reddit.com
Firefly? The Dark Tower? Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos talks about where he’d like to take the streaming video service next Original post on stuff.tv Comments on reddit.com
For everyone who’s looked into an infant’s sparkling eyes and wondered what goes on in its little fuzzy head, there’s now an answer. New research shows that babies display glimmers of consciousness and memory as early as 5 months old. Original post on wired.com Comments on reddit.com
Comprehensive tagging reveals workers switch tasks as they age. Original post on nature.com Comments on reddit.com
New research shows just a sip can cause the potent neurotransmitter dopamine to flood the brain Original post on smithsonianmag.com Comments on reddit.com
An Emergency Hatch for Baby Lizards – ScienceNOW Original post on sciencemag.org Comments on reddit.com
The best map yet of light from the infant universe seems to rule out the strange motion of galaxy clusters, knocking down one sign of a multiverse Original post on newscientist.com Comments on reddit.com
Survey after survey shows that America’s major cable companies are among the least-liked businesses in the United States, but The Houston Chronicle’s Dwight Silverman sees hope for everyone out there who wants to watch top-notch programming without overpaying for cable television. Original post on bgr.com Comments on reddit.com
Biking for transportation appears more helpful in losing weight and promoting health than working out at the gym. Original post on grist.org Comments on reddit.com
Bees Buzz Each Other, but Not the Way You Think – ScienceNOW Original post on sciencemag.org Comments on reddit.com
A week after France’s top court ruled that a woman was wrongfully fired from a private nursery school for refusing to remove her Islamic veil, a new poll shows a majority of French people support a ban of all religious signs in private workplaces. Original post on france24.com Comments on reddit.com
George R.R. Martin is the man behind A Song of Ice and Fire — the series of epic novels upon which HBO’s Game of Thrones is based. A novelist and screenwriter, Martin’s career has spanned a… Original post on theverge.com Comments on reddit.com
Middle school students who habitually date are twice as likely to use alcohol and drugs and often have worse study habits, prompting researchers to say that ‘dating should not be considered a rite of passage in middle school.’ Original post on healthline.com Comments on reddit.com
In any business, the ability to see into the future is the killer app, and Netflix may be getting close with “House of Cards.” Original post on nytimes.com Comments on reddit.com
At the Perth Writer’s Festival this past weekend, Game of Thrones director David Petrarca downplayed the threat of piracy to the show’s success, saying that illegal downloads don’t matter since… Original post on theverge.com Comments on reddit.com
PYONGYANG, North Korea — A new North Korean video portrays President Barack Obama and American troops in flames and says the North conducted its recent nuclear test because of U.S. hostility. Original post on washingtonpost.com Comments on reddit.com
American Meteor Society – Member Area Original post on amsmeteors.org Comments on reddit.com
Ever since the failure of SOPA, MPAA boss Chris Dodd has been making the rounds, giving the same damn stump speech over and over again. We’ve reported on it before, but he’s done it again, this time at the National Press Club. As the… Original post on techdirt.com Comments on reddit.com
Following Elon Musk’s initial denouncement of The New York Times for publishing a fake review of the Tesla Model S… Original post on extremetech.com Comments on reddit.com
Officials considered ban on foreign artists without university degrees, after star dedicated gig to Ai Weiwei, say sources Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Greg Sandoval said The Verge had given him a Original post on nytimes.com Comments on reddit.com
Debuting on Netflix today, political drama House of Cards is an surprisingly old-fashioned show packaged in an innovative format free of predetermined running times and commercial breaks. Original post on wired.com Comments on reddit.com
A unique show is taking place on Kamchatka these days: Four separate but nearby volcanoes are erupting simultaneously on the Russian peninsula. A Moscow film crew has produced an awe-inspiring 360-degree video of the natural fireworks. Original post on spiegel.de Comments on reddit.com
The inside story of how bankers lied, cheated and colluded to rig Libor, the world’s most important interest rate. Original post on bloomberg.com Comments on reddit.com
A sophisticated X-ray technology is paving the way to uncover the secrets of a 380-year-old Rembrandt masterpiece. Original post on bnl.gov Comments on reddit.com
Transparency report shows officials bypassing judicial approval under controversial Electronic Communications Privacy Act Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
From the blog Geekquinox: NASA released a truly incredible collage image of the Sun today, showing what it looks like at different wavelengths: [ Related: Why NASA Scientists Observe the Sun in Different Wavelengths ] The picture was created by stitching together pieces of … Continue reading Original post on yahoo.com Comments on reddit.com
The cold, dead asteroid Vesta might have had a very active inner life early in the solar system’s history, according to an unusual analysis of a Saharan meteorite. Original post on phys.org Comments on reddit.com
Mammals have two types of fat tissue: Brown Adipose Tissue (BAT or Original post on scilogs.com Comments on reddit.com
