Alva Noë | NPR | 18 May 2012 These days it seems fashionable to claim that our selves are an illusion. Here's a neat counter-argument, that our inner zombie is where we deputize tasks we have mastered so our conscious selves can focus on the really tough stuff Comments Tim Dickinson | Rolling Stone | 24 May 2012 "An unprecedented infusion of money from America's monied elites underscores the radical transformation of the Republican Party, which has made defending the interests of the 0.0001% the basis of its platform." Meet the donors Comments Leonard Finkleman | Rationally Speaking | 11 May 2012 Leonard uses his sharp wit to cut to shreds recent nonsense published in the New York Times as to whether it's moral to eat plants on the ground that they may have “feelings.” Will make you devour closest can of green peas instantly Comments Brad Stone & Peter Burrows | Businessweek | 22 May 2012 Acquisition of Motorola is complete. And now the hard work begins. From managing supply chains to providing end customer support, the low-margin world of hardware manufacture brings numerous challenges. How will Google cope? Comments Mark Betancourt | Air & Space | 22 May 2012 Forget skydiving, it's time for some spacediving. This summer Felix Baumgartner will set out to break multiple world records when he throws himself out of a balloon 23 miles above the earth. Might he even break the sound barrier? Comments Alex Wain | So Bad So Good | 29 April 2012 "Backpfeifengesicht" (German): A face badly in need of a fist. "Gigil" (Filipino): The urge to pinch or squeeze something that is unbearably cute. "Litost" (Czech): State of torment created by the sudden sight of one’s own misery Comments | 
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