Interesting People
This article is a powerful statement about a powerful woman who never understood or expected anything from her contribution, but she made lives of abused women around her better as seen through the eyes of her adult daughter.
http://www.xojane.com/family/what-my-mother-taught-me-about-the-eff-words-feminism-and-fear
Creativity (Life)
Three reasons why our best ideas come in the shower. The article talks about the importance of a way to capture those ideas, but what I got out of it was the importance of taking time out.
http://lifehacker.com/5987858/the-science-behind-creative-ideas
Cooperation vs. Selfishness (Sociology)
An interesting look at why the assumption of selfishness as an evolutionary success strategy doesn’t make sense:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/130801_evolution
Travel (Space)
Hibernation may provide a solution to some of the expenses in time and weight for a trip to Mars.
http://www.space.com/22520-incredible-technology-mars-astronauts-suspended-animation.html?cmpid=532480
Philosophy (Writing)
A look at the downfalls with writing to a perceived need and why we should write what calls us. Some rich language, but it’s appropriate.
http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2013/07/09/hell-with-what-sells/
Fall into a world where beauty is a facade, and one elf is pushed beyond reason to rid herself of the smooth-skinned curse. ~ Now available as an eBook:
Curve of Her Claw