Researchers Find that Choir's Heartbeats Synchronize

When some choirs sing, the individuals' heart rates quickly synchronize. Researchers from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden monitored the pulse ...

Links That Illustrate: June 17, 2013

Mailed Dog Poo, Priceless Manuscripts, and Lousy Tires

This Spanish town figured out a way to return irresponsibly "deposited" dog poop back to the canine's ...

Links That Illustrate: June 10, 2013

A Father's Gift, the $1,000 Tip, Boomer Suicides, and the World's Oldest Man

Here's a sad and tender story about a father's gift to ...

Links That Illustrate: June 3, 2013

Bulldozers in Belize, Mediation for Jerks, New Yorkers Who Bite, and more

What do you do when a construction company destroys a priceless cultural treasure ...

Distraction, Self-obsession, and ‘Generation Cool’

Here's an interesting interview/article with two young artists from San Francisco. Sam Fuchs and Adam Gray create huge collage-style images from online ...

As Survivors Die, Will Memory of the Holocaust Fade?

Every year the memory of the Holocaust fades as the group of living witnesses and firsthand survivors shrinks. A BBC article highlights how Jewish people ...

Links That Illustrate: May 27, 2013

The Oklahoma tornado, McDonalds portraits, and church confessionals.

Here are before and after pictures of Oklahoma's devastating recent tornado. It's ...

Links That Illustrate: May 20, 2013

One-Way Ticket to Mars, Beating Arachnophobia, and Second-Hand Pot

Need a little getaway? Want to leave earth never to return? Well, it could be your lucky ...

Links That Illustrate: May 13, 2013

Celebrity Food Requests, Inner Monologues, and Cotard's Delusion

How can we condemn evil but love evil people? Boston pastor Adam Mabry reflects in "Loving ...

Links That Illustrate: May 6, 2013

Celebrity Close-ups, Internal Monologues, and Apples, Apples, Apples.

Of the hundreds of varieties of heirloom apples, only a few make it into your grocery ...