Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Good Reads and Info

7 Disruptive Foods Changing the Way We Eat. Foods of the future are so different they might not even be food at all!

How far does diplomatic immunity go? What was designed to safeguard foreign representatives from harassment has become a license for mayhem.

Talk about a feelgood story, this women went from homeless and addicted to drugs to grad school with a fellowship grant!

How to make a Dalek out of an egg.

The Illinois Poison Control Center posted stories of the 282 calls they took in one day. The calls range from requests for information to emergency room consultations. (via Metafilter)

Should Kids Be Bribed to Do Well in School? An experiment in rewarding performance sparks both criticism and enthusiasm.

Teenage girls can be very sensitive and very cruel. Now there's an online forum that makes both a lot easier, which is the last thing we need.

The Top Ten College Intern Scandals. This is not to say that interns are more scandal-prone than anyone else; they are probably just tempting targets.

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