
Looks like I know what I’m doing this weekend

How the Enlightenment Works
(http://www.stuffyoushouldknow.com/podcasts/how-the-enlightenment-works/)

Wal-Mart’s Answer To Apple Pay Has Already Been Hacked

Little bit of excitement at work today
Fire alarms went off for about a half an hour while we stood outside in the cold and rain.
I couldn’t believe how many people didn’t grab their jackets, phones, wallets, or keys.

Vote no Tue 11/4 on question 1 on the MA ballot “Eliminating Gas Tax Indexing”
A vote “No” in November will allow Massachusetts to retain a projected $1 billion in dedicated transportation funds over the next decade. Fifteen other states are already indexing their gas tax with inflation. Why not us?
When, where, how to vote (http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/)

Scientists have found “hidden” brain activity that can indicate if a vegetative patient is aware
The new research could help doctors to quickly identify patients who are aware despite appearing unresponsive and unable to communicate.
The interconnected networks that support awareness in the healthy brain are usually – but, importantly, not always – impaired in patients in a vegetative state.
(http://sciencealert.com.au/news/20141710-26359.html)
(http://www.ploscompbiol.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1003887)

How Animal Domestication Works
The transition from hunting-gathering to agriculture, including the domestication of wild animals, is the single biggest thing to ever happen to humanity.
(http://www.stuffyoushouldknow.com/podcasts/how-animal-domestication-works/)

Cell-Like Structure Found within 1.3-Billion-Year-Old Martian Meteorite
This article is really interesting, highly recommend clicking through to read more.
(http://www.sci-news.com/space/science-cell-like-structure-martian-meteorite-nakhla-02153.html)