prior probability

What other activities have our modern-day Puritans tried to ban? More details here, via OpenCulture.

That is the title of this report by Gareth Dorrian and Ian Whittaker, via phys.org. Today (21 Dec.) marks the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year.

… the label might look like this:

Lesson of the day: all of our foods, even all-natural ones, are full of chemical compounds. More details here and here, via James Kennedy. Hat tip: @pickover.

Speaking of human mortality (cf. my previous post), I just learned that Judge Ralph K. Winter has died. Judge Winter was my business organizations and securities regulation professor at my alma mater, Yale Law School, and along with Guido Calabresi, was my mentor and role model.

More details here, via Wikipedia. Hat tip: @pickover.

What a cool creation by @Duiker101; create yours here, via chirpty.com.

… and perhaps the most beautiful one!

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Check out this selection of creative book covers via Emily Temple/LitHub. Hat tip: Kottke.