In Times of Government Surveillance, Whose ‘Security’ Is at Stake?

http://inthesetimes.com/article/16368/government_surveillance_security_noam_chomsky

Optic Nerve: millions of Yahoo webcam images intercepted by GCHQ

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/27/gchq-nsa-webcam-images-internet-yahoo

Over 120 Science Journal Papers Pulled for Being Total Gibberish

http://gizmodo.com/over-120-science-journal-papers-pulled-for-being-total-1534110496

What Solitary Confinement Does to the Brain

http://aeon.co/magazine/living-together/what-solitary-confinement-does-to-the-brain/

“Why Do I Fuck Up So Much?” – why this is the wrong question to be asking

http://michellelopez.net/2012/08/why-do-i-fuck-up-so-much/

Asking the right questions is one of the most important things in life. It's the key to finding the right answers.

Synthetic Muscle Made of Fishing Line is 100 Times Stronger Than the Real Thing

http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/health/breakthroughs/synthetic-muscle-made-of-fishing-line-is-100-times-stronger-than-the-real-thing-16514805

The car dealers' racket

http://www.latimes.com/opinion/commentary/la-oe-shermer-tesla-sales-new-jersey-20140317,0,365580.story

The English empire

http://www.economist.com/news/business/21596538-growing-number-firms-worldwide-are-adopting-english-their-official-language-english?

The Logic of Poor People

http://tressiemc.com/2013/10/29/the-logic-of-stupid-poor-people/

There’s a Reason They Call Them ‘Crazy Ants’

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/08/magazine/crazy-ants.html?_r=0

How Blind is Double-Blind?

http://bigthink.com/devil-in-the-data/how-blind-is-double-blind

How A Simple New Invention Seals A Gunshot Wound In 15 Seconds

http://www.popsci.com/node/134234?

Rethinking schizophrenia: Taming demons without drugs

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn24992-rethinking-schizophrenia-taming-demons-without-drugs.html?page=1

Bitcoin Is Broken—Here's a Simple Plan to Fix It

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/02/bitcoin-is-broken-heres-a-simple-plan-to-fix-it/283624/

The Complete Guide to 'Twitch Plays Pokemon' (DONE)

http://www.dorkly.com/article/59505/the-majesty-of-twitch-plays-pokemon

Victims Of GCHQ's Denial Of Service Attacks Start Asking Who Are The Real Criminals?

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140205/09440926098/those-convicted-ddos-attacks-uk-wondering-why-gchq-was-allowed-to-ddos-them.shtml

Cryptography Breakthrough Could Make Software Unhackable

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2014/02/cryptography-breakthrough/

Allergic to America: I Had to Move Away Because Life in the US Was Making Me Ill

http://www.alternet.org/allergic-america-i-had-move-away-because-life-us-was-making-me-ill?

Free Will Requires Determinism

Some believe that Free Will and Determinism are incompatible because if all choices are pre-determined, then there's no freedom. I think they have it backwards. There's no freedom if they aren't.

I would like to believe that my choices are determined by my values, and beliefs. That the lessons I learn in life have an important impact upon the choices I make. That every time I'm given a choice, I'll always make a choice that fits my values and beliefs, and won't suddenly betray myself without a clear explanation for why. Otherwise, I'd have to question my sanity, and if I'm not sane, how can I possibly be free?

Determinism simply means there is cause and effect. That all things have an explanation. It is the anchor of logic and reason. Without it, we'd all be insane.