I have no good ideas for a meaningful post. I also have to report for jury duty today. So here are a few links to some stories that caught my eye in the past couple of days. I think there is something for everyone here.
What’s in your wallet? : That pocketful of change you casually carry around may not be as innocuous as you think. Especially if it is Canadian currency.
Einstein or Shakespeare? : What is more irreplaceable – art or science, the artist or the scientist? Find out. (This one is a basketful of apples and oranges of false choices, in my opinion) (via 3 Quarks Daily)
Swimming with sharks and whales: Where do retired politicians go? Not to an honest day’s work, for sure. The hypocrites make me want to visit a vomitarium. (Link, Sujatha)
Dead Letter Office: How would you like to get an e-mail from a dead person? No, this is not a sick Halloween joke. Some think it is a great idea. An enterprising Houston scientist thinks it makes a lot of practical sense.
Bend It Rake It In Like Beckham: David Beckham, England’s fading soccer superstar has signed on to play for the Los Angeles Galaxy. His salary is reported to be $250 million over the next five years – mostly from endorsements. We know that the glamorous Beckham can bend the ball. But can he bend the American mindset enough that fans here come to regard Major League Soccer as a major league sport?
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