The Oldest Experiment - The Nautilus has a story about one of the oldest running experiments in science, counting sunspots.

Always Share Prince Demos - Prince's original demo of Nothing Compares 2 U sounds better than some people's finished records. Always liked his version better anyway.

Reject Book Covers - The design of the book as a physical object is interesting. There's a lot of work in the cover design all to make something that stands out and is memorable. This is even more important as ebooks have made thumbnail versions the only chance a book has to catch some people's interests.

Adaptation In Action - A nomadic group of Indonesians is uniquely adapted for aquatic living. It's a fascinating insight on trait selection changing a group over time.

Random But Memorable - Wired explains how Google designed a standard for two-factor authentication. It takes into account making the codes easy to remember and that certain types of devices get easier to read characters based on the messaging type.

Human Readable Agreements - The EU maybe crack down on making users agree to lengthy nearly unintelligible agreements. Like many of the EU regulations, don't hold your breath to see the same courtesy extended to US customers.