I’m still fascinated with the idea that some people gain the ability to see further into the color spectrum after cataract surgery. (tags: cataract surgerycolor2013-07-23 )
So this college student from India tries to help out his friends by seeing if it’s possible to find out test results early, and he discovers that it’s trivially easy to see the exam results for every student who’s taken that exam across all of India. And just to make it more interesting, his analysis indicates that there’s widespread grade-alteration going on. (tags: hackingvia boingboingcheatingstandardized testingIndia2013-07-23 )
An excellent deconstruction of the myth of dolphins as "mystical spirit animals" or "healers". Also touches on the troubling trend of using dolphins as therapy for autistic children. (tags: dolphinsvia boingboingcaptive animalsquack medicine2013-07-23 )
This is an absolutely lovely story from Amanda Palmer about being an artist, and marriage, and being married to another artist. I hope I can learn something from it, to be a better husband and artist with my wife. (tags: artistsamanda palmermarriageneil gaimanvia tumblr2013-07-23 )
I love this – one of the vocal critics of immigration reform, and a possible Republican contender for the next presidential race, could actually be unable to prove his citizenship under the standards he has proposed. (tags: politicscitizenship2013-07-23 )