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A neuroscientist looks into his own heart (and DNA) - NPR

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Be here now: Shut off your phone - Taki's Magazine (James Jackson)
"...a young mother in the park will not be feeding the ducks with her child or pointing out the delights of flora and fauna. She will have stuck a pacifier in the youngster’s mouth and will be immersed elsewhere in a different conversation with a phone clamped to her ear."

UK Police Promise Not To Retain DNA Data, But Do Anyway - The Circular Triangle blog (Matthew Wilkes)
(h/t: slashdot.org/)
An amazing picture of the Andromeda galaxy from the WISE - Scientific American
Automating warfare - Popular Mechanics online
The mil-industrial complex is gearing up for the next generation of ultra-deadly (and presumably very profitable) fighter aircraft.
UK Football fans to owners: sell our team to someone else. - WSJ