Andrew Solomon | NYT | 31 October 2012 Parents of prodigies explain. One likens prodigiousness to disability. And Ken Noda has a great insight into how musical prodigies are able to express (adult) emotion in their playing, and why so many go on to have midlife crises Comments Andrew Hessel et al | Atlantic | 25 October 2012 "The US is collecting the DNA of world leaders. These genetic blueprints may provide the basis for personalised bioweapons that take down a president and leave no trace." Starts with a fictional scenario, moves on to the facts Comments Stephen Marche | LA Review Of Books | 28 October 2012 "Big data is coming for your books. Artificial intelligence has already changed health care and pop music, baseball, electoral politics. And now, as an afterthought to an afterthought, the algorithms have arrived at literature" Comments Matthew Yglesias | Slate | 30 October 2012 Democratic and Republican politicians joined arms to warn against sharp price hikes by merchants in light of Hurricane Sandy. They may have meant well but, says Yglesias, what they did is actually counterproductive. Here's why Comments Yaroslav Trofimov | WSJ | 29 October 2012 Dushanbe, capital of Tajikistan, emerges as "sin city" for Afghans seeking fun. It's not Bangkok. But morals are a lot easier than in Kabul. Tajik and Dari languages are very similar. And a bit of money goes a long way Comments Robert Ito | Pacific Standard | 30 October 2012 "There are robots that comfort lonely shut-ins, assist patients suffering from dementia, and help autistic kids learn how to interact with their human peers." People are coming to love and trust robots. Are we ready for this? Comments | 
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