Behind the autism boom: Why have autism rates increased twenty-fold? Good reporting from the L.A. Times; their conclusion is that, "two decades into the boom... the balance of evidence suggests that it is more a surge in diagnosis than in disease." (L.A. Times)
Top economists reveal their graphs of 2011: Exactly what it sounds like -- graphs (some pretty technical) with annotations. Here's a short, one-word summary: uh-oh.(BBC)
My Occupy L.A. arrest: If you're looking to read something by an Occupy protestor explaining their experiences and point-of-view, you can't really do better than this post by L.A. protestor Patrick Meighan.
What did the world's first mug shots look like? They're from 19th-century France, and are pretty cool. (Flavorwire)
Handel, Bach blinded by the same man: They both consulted an incompetent eye doctor, John Taylor. Unfortunately, he "was the poster child for 18th century quackery." (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
The dangers of Dostoevsky: Man encourages his teenage son to read Dosteovsky, immediately regrets it:"My son’s friendship with Dostoyevsky has been a disaster for any kind of authority I might have wielded. A father wants simply for his house to run in a peaceable and agreeable fashion. The Grand Inquisitor and the Underground Man have subverted that ambition more surely than any radical political program could." (The Globe and Mail)
How to peel a head of garlic in less than ten seconds: Seriously. It's amazing! (Saveur)
