Studying psychopaths . Most researchers agree that anyone who scores thirty or higher on the PCL-R is considered to be a psychopath. Kiehl says, “Someone who scores a thirty-five, a thirty-six, they are just different. You say to yourself, ‘Aha, here you are. You are why I do this.’ ”

Animals Speak Color. "A new exhibition reveals how they acquire the language and use it." [Via]

A suggestion box for the Obama administration has just been put up at the new change.gov. The rest of the site is pretty much just PR outlining what they have so far, but I like to think that this could become a way for us american monkeys to interact directly with leadership on an issue-by-issue basis, a theoretical message board for the executive branch. more inside