The worst part about getting coal in you socking isn’t the indignity; it’s the notice of violation from the EPA.

[from The Week]

In this article Lund professor freed student from Islamic State war zone, we learn about a student who returned to his native Iraq when his wife and children were threatened. You see they are Yazidi and ISIS kills Yazidi. His professor and Lund University arranged for mercenaries to rescue the family.

For many reasons I haven’t made time to watch NFL this season. However, after watching this I might make more of an effort.

Mark Rober, ex-NASA engineer, inventor, and entrepreneur, has a superb youtube channel. He gave a Ted Talk that challenges the way we (at I) teach. He dubbed it the The Super Mario Effect and claims that is “Tricking Your Brain into Learning More.”