Foxy Digest: Nanjing, Mind Reading, Free Will
March 21, 2009
This is a new weekly rubric on Kitsune’s Thoughts that covers various news and resources I found recently.
Anime
- New Anime Spring 2009: Naked Men with Toxic Assets
- Best Anime Winter 2009
- Summer Anime 2009 Trailers: Yuri, Earthquakes
Health
History
- ‘Good Nazi of Nanjing’ sparks debate (BBC) Trailer
- DNA proves Bolsheviks killed all of Russian czar’s children (CNN)
- 1942: A Japanese long-range submarine surfaces off the California coast and uses its 5.5-inch deck gun (Wired)
- True Face of Shakespeare? (CNN)
Japan
- Map of Japan -1679 (Telegraph)
- Nakasone predicts major changes in politics (Japan Times)
- Eco green building in Fukuoka (Kirai)
- Desperate Japanese head to ‘suicide forest’ (CNN)
Music
Politics and Economy
- AIG: Arrogance, Incompetence, Greed (BBC)
- Global recession and its discontents (Global Voices)
- What to do if you’re laid off (CNN)
- A Picture Is Worth 1000 Votes (Science)
Science and Technology
- Sea rise ‘to exceed projections’ (BBC)
- US Adults Fail Basic Science Literacy (Slashdot)
- Humans No Match for Go Bot Overlords (Wired)
- Human Exoskeletons Getting Closer (Slashdot)
- Japanese Girls Clock (Invertor Spot)
- If We Have Free Will, Then So Do Electrons (Slashdot)
- Flying Car Passes First Flight Test (Slashdot)
- Scientists Use fMRI To (Sort of) Read Minds (Slashdot)
To the ‘US Adults Fail Basic Science Literacy’ … that’s been coming a long long while… math and science is so under-appreciated here.
I hate when people (especially high schoolers) actually believe equations will solve themselves. -_- Personally, I think up to uni calc II, physics II, chem II, and maybe bio should be within the standard we call “common knowledge” … it’s not like any of it is new ^^
Yes, I guess the title should have been “continue to fail”
Ask not what you can do to an equation, ask what an equation can do to you
Yes, those are good basics
I like the new weekly feature. I particularly liked A Picture Is Worth 1000 Votes since I’ve always contended that people’s looks play a great influence on political elections.
Glad you like it
Yes, looks influence elections. Also other physical characteristics may play a role.
I really want to see that good nazi film. It looks great!
Yes, it is also on my watch list