LanguageLog. Vegetarianism in New Zealand! Can it get any more exciting than that?

NYT. At last, scientists are including social organization in their understanding of evolution.

WSJ. Not your usual self-help book. People like Dante and Petrarch started the European Renaissance, that turning point in history that has been the root of all progress in the modern world. Would that more people appreciated that.

Engadget. Guess this is turning out to be “Science Monday”. But this is really great stuff.

Engadget. Once again, the Japanese are ahead of the curve.

Engadget. How soon before our car windshields will be just flexible displays?

Engadget. This is pretty cool.

FuturePundit. And that surprises me. Of course, one person’s slacker is another’s “poor baby”, so this may or may not be significant.

Engadget. I’ve been hearing ads on the radio for attachments you can use with your washing machine to wash clothes without detergent. This would appear to be the next step.

WT. Sometimes the old ways are best.

FuturePundit. I can vouch for it. Every time my grandfather raised his hand in a threatening manner, my ability to retain information improved remarkably.

FuturePundit. I can’t think of anything to use this stuff for, but I’m sure that cleverer people than I will be able to.

Strange Maps has some very strange maps, but also some that are really cool.