5 Interesting Links for 07-03-2015

Speed (Adaptation)

A fun way to explore the evolutionary differences between horses and humans started as a bar argument and ended in an annual race with some interesting consequences.
http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/06/19/415501577/the-neighs-have-it-horse-outruns-man-but-just-barely

Domestication (Cats)

New DNA evidence suggests that while Egyptians might have be the first to make cats into pets, domesticated cats originate in the Fertile Crescent of Mesopotamia.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-464985/Mother-cats-lived-Mesopotamia–130-000-years-ago.html

Napoleon (History)

A glimpse into the military planning, or lack there of, concerning provisions in Napoleon’s army.
http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/06/18/414614705/appetite-for-war-what-napoleon-and-his-men-ate-on-the-march

Lesbians (Life)

A short video interview of two women navigating life as lesbians in a small village during the Khmer Rouge. Note: auto starts with sound.
http://aeon.co/video/psychology/two-girls-against-the-rain-a-short-film-about-lesbians-under-the-khmer-rouge/

Contracts (Publishing)

Kristine Kathryn Rusch talks about how Taylor Swift reminded the music world how bad contracts make no sense and points out how the same logic applies to publishing.
http://kriswrites.com/2015/06/24/business-musings-why-i-love-taylor-swift/

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