1. “Paul Quarrington, 1953–2010” by Stuart Woods | Quill Blog
A great Canadian author and musician has been taken from us before his time. Paul Quarrington died this week at age 56 after a long battle with cancer. Quill Blog provides the sad details.
2. “Buried in Rubble for 66 Hours? There’s an App for That” by Katherine Mangu-Ward | Hit & Run
American filmmaker Dan Woolley kept himself alive for almost three days beneath the rubble of his collapsed Port-au-Prince hotel by using, of all things, an iPhone app. The so-called Jesus Phone finally lives up to its name.
3. “Updates on the Crisis in Haiti” by Robert Mackey | The Lede
As the humanitarian crisis in Haiti continues, rescue efforts turn to recovery and eventual rebuilding. The New York Times’ news blog is continually updating with stories from the earthquake zone.
4. “NYT rebuilds its Jericho” by George Murray | Bookninja
Disheartening news for online devotees of the Times: the venerable, debt-laden newspaper plans to re-institute a pay wall on its website.
5. “Samsung Signs $6.6 Billion Deal to Build Wind and Solar Power in Ontario” by John Lorinc | Green Inc.
This week, Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty announced a multi-billion-dollar wind and solar energy deal with Korean conglomerate Samsung. The agreement is attracting international attention, as it puts the province in a leadership position in North America’s emerging green energy sector.
6. “The Harper government ‘muddles along’: Argument for a government-supported science policy” by Eric Mang | Rabble.ca
The Canadian government has fallen dangerously behind the times when it comes to supporting scientific research. Scientific illiteracy at the highest levels of government is a national embarrassment, argues Mang. He presents the case for making political support of scientific research an election issue.
7. “Fiction: ‘Toupée’” by Michelle Winters | This Magazine
I’m a sucker for short stories. Every word matters; you have to hook readers early, make them care about characters they’ve only just met, and keep them enthralled through the finish. This is one of the best examples of the craft I’ve read recently.
8. “Colorful Tits Produce Speedier Sperm” by GrrlScientist | ScienceBlogs
I swear, this is a post about the development biology of birds. With possibly the best headline I’ve ever seen.
9. “Good parents wanted: All genders apply” by Suzanne Wu | Futurity
A new study out of the University of Southern California suggests that the gender of parents has very little to do with their children’s psychological adjustment and social success, or the quality of parenting provided. This research flies in the face of traditional arguments against same-sex marriage and single-parent households.
10. “Big Brother Goes Online” by David Eaves| The Mark
Paging Mr. Orwell: France’s government has positioned itself to monitor the online activities of potentially thousands of its citizens. Under new regulations, habitual downloaders of pirated music, films, and other media will be kicked offline unless they consent to government tracking of all web surfing in their households. “And so the internet, the greatest single vehicle for free thought and expression, will be transformed into a giant wiretap,” Eaves writes.
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