These are my links for November 21st 2011 through November 22nd 2011:

• The Brain is Wider Than the Sky by Bryan Appleyard – review | Books | The Observer – Ings on Appleyard
• Is Civilization A Universally Bad Idea? : 13.7: Cosmos And Culture : NPR – "For the last few centuries, science, paired with the availability of cheap energy, allowed us to imagine futures of infinite expansion. Those imagined futures cast a long shadow, blinding us, perhaps, to the complex dynamics linking planets and intelligence that make such futures exceedingly difficult — if not impossible — to obtain."
• Pandemic-causing ‘Asian flu’ accidentally released – health – 13 April 2005 – New Scientist – @fluffels @JDeLuccia terrorism's not the only risk, though: the risk of accidental release merits serious consideration
• One Per Cent: Electronic contact lens displays pixels on the eyes – Two more pixels + collision detection & it can play Pong: rabbit fitted with heads-up display contact lens >
• Cuts loom for science as ‘supercommittee’ fails – science-in-society – 21 November 2011 – New Scientist – Big science on the chopping block as US spending cuts loom >
• v/a – Erik Satie et les nouveaux jeunes (Arbouse Recordings) – #amlistening to Erik Satie, remixed and remodelled >
• Amphibious assault troops in training : Pharyngula – RT @pomeranian99: Octopus crawls out of the water, deposits a dead crab, and returns to the water: (via @captdavidr …
• Pakistan bans 1700 words from SMS, including ‘idiot’ and ‘damn’ | The New Age Online – RT @GreatDismal: Pakistan SMS ban is ass puppy
• Fukushima Daiichi: My trip inside Japan’s Dead Zone – BlogPost – The Washington Post – RT @rowhoop: Talk about post-apocalyptic! Check this picture of a FERAL OSTRICH in the Fukushima no-entry zone
• ASPCA | Pet Care Costs – @KimKarman It'd appear to be litter that makes rabbits expensive >