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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to others*:

Christianity:  Christianity Today considers "replacement theory," the idea that white people are being replace by people of color in the US.

Computing: Gizmodo tells us that bad people can use the web cameras in children's computers to do bad things.

Finances: A Conversation writer tells us that the cost of going to a prom is not growing as fast as the consumer price index.

Food: A Conversation writer tells us that peanut butter is a liquid, and, as such, may be removed from the material you bring on a flight.

(And Ethics, and finances) A Conversation writer says that the US Supreme Court has considered the question of how much space to give animals raised for meat.

Health: A Conversation writer discusses the dangers of obesity.

(and Computing) Gizmodo reports on a study indicating that internet use helps older people to avoid dementia.

Science: A Conversation writer tells us about clothes moths.

Gizmodo reports that Saturn has 145 moons.

A Conversation writer discusses keeping track of where we've been, and what we are doing, using DNA in skin flakes.

NPR reports on when and why butterflies evolved from moths.

*I try not to include items that require a password or fee to view.

Thanks for reading. 

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to others*: 

The Arts: NPR reports that Pantone has selected its "color of the year."

Christianity: A Christianity Today article on "The Theological Foundations of Natural Science."

Computing: (and Sports) FiveThirtyEight discusses the high-tech balls being used in the World Cup competition.

Education: Grammarphobia considers three different meanings of the word, "lap."

History: Gizmodo reports on some scribbles in the margin of a medieval manuscript.

Politics: An article in The Conversation says that a federal judge has ruled that it is illegal to prevent domestic abusers from having access to guns.

Science: The Scientist reports that some moths emit noises to avoid being eaten by bats.

*I try not to include items that require a password or fee to view.

Thanks for reading. 

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else:

The Arts: (And science) Wired reports on the creation of some 3-D virus trading cards. You read that correctly.

Christianity: Ken Schenck on the command to not steal.

Christianity Today reports on a church in Texas that has attacked predatory lenders, and mostly won.

Computing: Relevant has an essay on the effect of pornography on society, and how some non-Christians are trying to stop wide-spread use of pornography. "...porn culture offers an accessible, instant kind of sex but in the end leaves you with no sex at all. God offers sex that requires self-sacrifice and covenant, and it brings far more than just sex."

Gizmo's Freeware on the best video player for Android information appliances.

Gizmo's also notes a free tool that gives you all kinds of specifications of your Windows computer. (My motherboard is currently running at from 55-60 degrees C, for example.)

The Environment: (Or something) Wired has an article on the many ways that space under elevated highways is being used.

Science: Wired reports on a woman who "has no episodic memories—none of those impressionistic recollections that feel a bit like scenes from a movie, always filmed from your perspective."

Wired also reports on a quadriplegic who, with help from a brain implant, is able to control some of his movements by thinking about doing them.

Listverse describes 10 carnivorous plants and fungi that you probably didn't know about. Some of them are pretty gross.

Listverse also describes 10 amazing moth facts. Some of them are pretty gross, too. All are interesting.

From Discover: Fairy wrens teach their chicks a "password" while they are in the egg, which helps the parents to not feed brood parasites.


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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else:

Humor: (also sports) Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts quarterback, on how to hold the clipboard.

There is an organization devoted to the question of what happens to that missing other sock.

Science: Google Earth now includes the sky. I hope you can use this -- I can't, probably because of my firewall settings.

There has been some doubt about studies, suggesting that peppered moths were selected for camouflage color by bird predation, although I'm not sure why, as almost every scientist, including young-earth creationists, accepts the reality of natural selection, at least in such minor changes. Apparently, the original experiments have been updated, and natural selection still works.

The lower Jordan River is badly polluted.

Sports: Time, on the low number of female coaches of women's college sports.

Baseball and Economics, in Books and Culture.

Computing: USB goes bananas -- see photos of USB sushi, a USB Barbie doll, and more. Really.

Christianity: Bonnie, on the relationship between love and demand.

This week's Christian Carnival is here. For information on these Carnivals, go here.

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