What I've Been Reading: 3/1/13

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--Scientists Uncover Invisible Motion Using Video
--How we know that this is a piece of fossilized lightning
--Brain-to-brain interfaces have arrived, and they are absolutely mindblowing
--How Capitalism Creates the Welfare State
--11 Emerging Scientific Fields That Everyone Should Know About
--The White House, Totally Gutted
--The Suit Won't Save You: Four Ways Space Can Kill You Dead
--How the FBI Helps Terrorists Succeed  (well, not really -- more like how the FBI uses informants on and then arrests "terrorists" who otherwise wouldn't have had the means or willpower to carry out an attack)
--What is "space roar"?
--How We All Became Pollyannas (and Why We Should Be Glad About It)
--The New Westphalian Web  (on the future politics of the Internet)
--How human language could have evolved from birdsong
--Un-Fair Campaign sparks discussion on white privilege
--1 Kitty, 2 Empires, 2,000 Years: World History Told Through a Brick
--"Present-day American culture gives a lot of voice to anger and outrage, all the while being afraid of it."
--#Oscars2013 - Why 'Wreck-It Ralph' is Even More Brave Than 'Brave'
--I Wish My Mother Had Aborted Me  (no, it's not what you think)
--38 Maps You Never Knew You Needed