Science: NPR reports that sweet
potatoes most likely originated in the Americas, and that some of
them were taken to Asia by traffic between what is now Latin America and Polynesia, all before Columbus came from Europe.
NPR says that, instead of flu, you may have a Norovirus,
which, if anything, is worse.
The Atlantic
reports on using
DNA to store information, such as the works of Shakespeare.
The Washington Post
reports that dogs, who descended from wolves, had a change
in diet preference, associated with becoming and remaining
domestication.
The Arts: A musician named James Kibble has recorded all
of the organ works of J. S. Bach for free download.
Computing: A social scientist has shown that people
are reluctant to wipe the memory of robots, even if they understand
that these are not real people.
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