Ethics of Penile Transplants

"Human Penile Transplantation: An Unjustified Ethical Dilemma?"

Shark Thieves

"Surveillance video shows trio stealing shark by disguising it as a baby"

Tsundoku

"Tsundoku: The art of buying books and never reading them"

[Off Topic] Hsieh Forbes Column: Why The Idea Of Single Payer Heath Care Won't Die

[Off topic] My latest Forbes column discusses how "single payer" health care keeps being rejected at the state level — often by Democrats.

Yet it keeps coming back, like a political zombie: "Why The Idea Of Single Payer Heath Care Won't Die."

Related piece by Steve Forbes: "Only Free Markets Will Save — And Strengthen Healthcare".

New Shape

"Introducing the Scutoid, Geometry's Newest Shape".

Original Nature article: "Scutoids are a geometrical solution to three-dimensional packing of epithelia".

Are You An Android?

The Onion: "New Study Finds Best Way To Determine If You Are Android Still Cutting Open Forearm To Reveal Circuitry Within"

Vader Visuals

"What made Darth Vader such a visually iconic character"

Ingenious Ice Cream

"DIY Ice Cream in Wartime"

Star Wars 9

"Lucasfilm confirms Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill will be in Star Wars: Episode IX"

Buddhism And Science

"For life's big questions, Tibetan Buddhist monks and nuns try a scientific approach"

String

"The Long, Knotty, World-Spanning Story of String". (Via MR.)

Dense Memory

"Record-breaking solid state memory stores data at 100 times the density of Blu-ray". (Via H.R.)

Emotional Surveillance

"Employees' brain waves are reportedly being monitored in factories, state-owned enterprises, and the military across China"

Buddhist Funeral Service for Robot Dogs

"In Japan, a Buddhist Funeral Service for Robot Dogs"

Deep Learning Books

"The 7 best deep learning books you should be reading right now"

Thermal Password Cracking

"Thermanator Attack Steals Passwords by Reading Thermal Residue on Keyboards"

SHTF Plans

"How tech's richest plan to save themselves after the apocalypse"

Rocket Plans

"Four huge rockets are due to debut in 2020 -- will any make it?"

Lost Galaxy

"The Andromeda Galaxy Ate The Milky Way's Lost Sibling"

Why You Shouldn't Leave Your Parabolic Mirror In Your Car

"Be careful with your parabolic mirror"