Our world may be a giant hologram.

Book Is Rallying Resistance to the Antivaccine Crusade. "Paul A. Offit sees a fiery debate on autism as being hijacked by vaccine opponents peddling false hope."

Human Hunters Genetically Shrink Their Prey. Animals hunted by humans are evolving faster than any other animals of their kind in the wild, becoming progressively smaller.

NASA Detects Mystery Booming Sound In Deep Space, Origin Unknown.

My Genome, My Self. "In the coming era of consumer genetics, your DNA will have much to tell you about the biological bases of your health, your physique and even your personality. But will this knowledge really amount to self-knowledge?"

A prenatal test for autism would deprive the world of future geniuses. [Via]

On the Wings of Love: At Temple's Aviary, Problem Birds Find Feathered 'Friends'. [Via]

How would you feel about a half-human half-chimp hybrid?

How the city hurts your brain ...And what you can do about it.

'I expected an ambulance, but a donkey cart carried the injured.' Ewa Jasiewicz is one of the only international journalists on the ground in Gaza. Here is her account of a week spent trying to document the attacks.

Hunter S. Thompson Motivational Posters. [Via]

Monkeys categorize objects in the same way as humans.

Churchyard Entertainment. An extract from Meredith Monk's "Book of Days" (SLYT).

One World, Many Minds: Intelligence in the Animal Kingdom.

Hobo Stripper. "I live in a van. Yeah, down by the river. And I dance nekkid for money. Weird, I know, but it's my path, and it's full of beauty and bliss. I hope my writings will inspire you to look inward to your own bliss. If you want to live in a van or be a stripper, then wow, I've got some tips for you." [Via Susie Bright (nsfw) at Boing Boing]

Liposuction Doctor Used Fat from Patients to Power His Car

Badass Asteroid Destroys Earth in High Definition

2.6 Million Cubic Yards of Toxic Coal Ash Slurry Released in Tennessee Dike Burst.

15 Skilled & Sublime Nature Photographers. [Via]

Is Humor Immoral? [Via]