On the show this week:

• Front Page
• The Limerick of Life
• By The Numbers (Approximately)
• Stupid, Funny or Awesome?

CQ: How can some humour or knowledge can only be understood in a single language — and will we ever reach a state of “universal language” in which all things can be described?

Full list of 31 articles after the jump!

• Front Page:
  • Sometimes, it’s not so great to be “first”..: Phenomenica – Dinosaurs possibly the earliest animals to get toothache
  • I think that this is a peice of [REDACTED].: The UK Guardian – Tiananmen Square online searches censored by Chinese authorities
  • When did the Slightly Silly Party take over the Greens?: International Busines Times – Far-Right Extremists Chased Through London by Women Dressed as Badgers
  • Meh. (or awesome?): Orange – Dull and Boring to link up with Bland?
  • I guess people in the public space were tired of putting up with that crap!: Orange – Town posts dog poo back to owners
• The Limerick of Life:
  • Is it possible for the mind to understand itself?: The New Yorker – The Riddle of Consciousness
  • Is it possible the problem is the wrong question?: LiveScience – Will We Ever Understand Consciousness? Scientists & Philosophers Debate
  • An informal description of a conventional, formal experiment of an unconventional possibility.: New Age of Trance-Physical-Mediumship – PHYSICAL MEDIUMSHIP UNDER STRICT SCIENTIFIC SCRUTINY 2013 – ‘Sittings of Historical Significance’ (Prof.Stephen Braude) / with stills from the Video-Evidence
  • Proof that we are not the sum of our parts, but the sum of our infinitestimal different choices?: The UK Guardian – Why do identical twins end up having such different lives?
  • This might explain a few Bigfoot track sightings..: BBC – Ape-like feet ‘found in study of museum visitors’
  • (EXTRA) If there is one truth to life, it is that is not simple. (If there are two, then it is probably simple again.): South China Morning Post – Man, 66, goes to doctor and finds he’s a woman
  • Should we be surprised? And is this a simple case of “natural selection”? : Orange – Recruitment site for ‘beautiful’ jobseekers
  • (EXTRA) Don’t we want the boatman to be less pretty than ourselves?: Metro – Student told he’s ‘too ugly’ to be a Cambridge punter
  • (EXTRA) But it was so communicative, like everyone else these days!: Metro – New York public fooled into thinking mannequin is human statue — and leave tips
  • (EXTRA) The only time I’ve seen more shocking behaviour is.. EVERY OTHER STATUE I’VE SEEN.: Orange – Kissing teens sculpture shocks parents
  • (EXTRA) Even the natural world can be fooled, sometimes..: Metro – Randy moose falls in love with bronze moose statue
• By The Numbers (Approximately):
  • Can such things be quantified? Or does the result depend upon a subjective experience?: Orange – (O) Boffin creates formula for perfect cream tea
  • Apparently “melt cheese on toast” is not the answer..: Metro – Do you have the recipe for the ultimate cheese on toast?
  • Is there a paranormal paramour in your future?: press release 365 – (O) Spookydate: Filling a Coffin-Sized Hole in the Singles Market
  • At a certain point, are they not just cheating to win at German Scrabble?: Orange – Germany loses its 63-letter longest word
  • Sure, the potentials for helping those in need are tremendous… but just imagine the impact on the LAZY! 🙂: New Scientist – Steered by thoughts, drone flies through hoops
  • I can’t recall ever seeing a useful explanation for “genetic memory”, if that’s what’s involved here.. But maybe my great grandkids will understand.: io9 – Butterflies remember a mountain that hasn’t existed for millennia
  • What is the force of fear?: New Scientist – Scared to death: How intimidation changes ecosystems
  • (EXTRA) Apparently, fear is a bit “meh” when you get old enough..: Orange – Woman, 102, enjoys birthday base jump
  • (EXTRA) Can dying tech saving the living forest?: New Scientist – Old smartphones called in to save Indonesian forests
  • (EXTRA) It’s a good time to be in the cute cat business, apparently..: Metro – ‘SHOW ME THE MOGGY!’ Internet meme cats agent Ben Lashes on why Grumpy Cat is a movie star
• Stupid, Funny or Awesome?:
  • (EXTRA) At one point, we lauded and applauded for those who dared to go where none else would.: Orange – Daredevil’s crane climb clip goes viral
  • (EXTRA) Do we celebrate those who do stupid things in the “wake” of disaster?: Orange – Woman wakeboards way through floods
  • (EXTRA) Why are we simultaneously repulsed and fascinated by the human body?: Orange – Breast milk flavoured lollipops
  • (EXTRA) Is it enough to draw attention to something, or do we do that *instead* of solving problems?: Metro – World record for longest book domino chain broken in Seattle Library
  • (EXTRA) Is there even such a thing as “pointless” fun, when fun itself can be considered a goal?: Metro – On your marks: Office chair championship contenders go head-to-head

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