The Medicated Americans: Antidepressant Prescriptions on the Rise. "Close to 10 percent of men and women in America are now taking drugs to combat depression. How did a once rare condition become so common?" [Via Mind Hacks.]

Blind Irishman sees with the aid of son's tooth in his eye. Posted for the title, by the title, and nothing but the title.

Some scientists are reconsidering the "common sense" about autism, particularly the idea that profound autism is always accompanied by retardation. The article comes at this from both scientific and civil rights angles. more inside

How to build a Cardboard Spaceship - Snarfled from the blort