HP computers are racist

This is unbelievable!  The face recognition software on HP computers will track a white face, but not a black one.

The bus comes for those who wait.

Carmen Herrera sold her first painting in 2004 at age 89.  Now she's a super star.

Draw a symbol and find it's LaTeX name

Octopuses build shelters

Amazing.

An investment banker's plan B

A fun read.

Global seed vault

Interesting.

Inspirational

I hadn't heard of Ida Tarbell until I read Simon Johnson's nice rebuttal of an argument I've found persuasive in the past.

The Pinker-Gladwell debate is entertaining

Stephen Pinker and Malcolm Gladwell have been going at it over predictors of success, such as IQ score and a football player's place in the draft.

• The original article.
• Pinker's response in the NY Times Magazine.
• Round II in the editorial page.
• Gladwell's response.

A surprising fact

Benford's Law