Midweek Link Thread (17/12/14)

[Prolescum]

1. Microplastic deposits found deep in world's oceans and seas
   
   
2. US chimpanzee Tommy 'has no human rights' - court
   
   
3. Quantum thinking: Cats to computers
   
   
4. Skeptics, deniers, and contrarians: The climate science label game
   
   
5. Ancient doodle hints that Homo erectus was smarter than we thought
   
   
6. 3D Printing Has Turned This Canine Into A Cyborg
   
   
7. Soldiers, Spies and the Moon: Secret U.S. and Soviet Plans from the 1950s and 1960s
   
   
8. Gun Proliferation Fuels Homicide Rates in the Americas
   
   
9. Study to Examine Effects of Artificial Intelligence

This week's caption image is Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami, one of Iran's senior clerics.

As always, you're most welcome to discuss any of the above or add links for others to enjoy

 

[Prolescum]

Ooh baby, baby it's a wild world...​

 

[WarK]

NASA Rover Finds Active and Ancient Organic Chemistry on Mars

 

[SpecialFrog]

"Yeh yeh yeh yeh yeh, yeh yeh yeh, yeh yeh yeh, oh oh oh oh ooooah!"*

* see http://trololololololololololo.com/

 

[he_who_is_nobody]

Ancient doodle hints that Homo erectus was smarter than we thought

Awesome!