2Oct/092
Links of the Day, October 2
Today is Gandhi's birthday!
News
- The death toll in Indonesia is up over 1,000, with thousands more still trapped.
- A fossil find in Ethiopia may turn evolution theories on their head.
- Tony Blair is in line to become Europe's first president, assuming the Irish say yes.
- Obama meets McChrystal.
- Jon Stewart lays into Democrat Senators. (Yes, I consider this news, because Jon Stewart is the most trusted newsperson in the US.)
Health Care
- Here's the latest on the Baucus bill, which will get voted on next week.
Politics
Miscellaneous
- Tom Friedman wonders where the "we" went.
- The Scientific American investigates whether falling in love makes us more creative.
1Oct/092
Links of the Day, October 1
Happy October! Only three months of 2009 left!
As a fall treat, here's a picture from the White House photostream of Barack playing with his Asian-American niece, Savita:

Eugene Cho blogs about it.
News
- In more sobering news, the death toll in Indonesia passes 700.
- Iran talks nuclear.
- Senators Boxer and Kerry introduce the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act. Here's John Kerry's op-ed in Politico.
Miscellaneous
- BBC News covers William Kamkwamba, the "Boy Who Harnessed the Wind." (See my previous LotD entry.)
- This kid is NOT going to live this play down. Oh, high school football ...
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2Sep/093
Links of the Day, September 2
News
- An earthquake hits off the coast of Indonesia, killing at least 35 people.
- The California Station Fire may have been human-caused.
Human trafficking
Green
Miscellaneous
- Van Jones uses "a**holes" as a technical, political kind of term. I love this man.
- We're all mutants, say scientists.
@justinfung
- Yesterday's Super Bowl ads expose deeper underlying ways of thinking that we need to address. http://t.co/kSoj3kAc 17 hours ago
- I love this idea: "The Phone Stacking Game." http://t.co/uWstfb19 18 hours ago
- Can someone explain to me China and Russia's veto on Syria? Who does that?! 2 days ago
- Steamed custard buns. (cc @chaass) http://t.co/pY5aEQwq 2 days ago
- Deep in conversation. http://t.co/evDCGHve 2 days ago
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