A Lucky Accident

The Ritual behind Wishing Wells: Buying Favors and Good Fortune, VIDEO: Today's Best Animation: 'TIE Fighter', If You Like This Watch, You Should Buy It, Why Don't Animals Get Schizophrenia (And How Come We Do)?, The Accidental Actor, The Unlikely Baroness The Daily Digg Wednesday, March 25, 2015 DON'T KISS AND TELL The Ritual behind Wishing Wells: Buying Favors and Good Fortune ancient-origins.net While this practice is common knowledge, the origin of the tradition is not. In fact, when and where this practice began is somewhat unclear. TAKE THAT, REBEL SCUM VIDEO: Today's Best Animation: 'TIE Fighter' digg.com Ever wish "Star Wars" was from the Empire's perspective, animated in the style of "Macross," and replete with old-school 80s metal? Animator Paul Johnson has given us the gift of a lifetime. WATCHES WE DIGG SPONSORED If You Like This Watch, You Should Buy It mvmtwatches.com Time is money, but that doesn't mean your watch has to be. MVMT has great watches for great prices. Use the code "Digg" and you'll get an extra $10 off. NOT EVEN GUINEA PIGS Why Don't Animals Get Schizophrenia (And How Come We Do)? scientificamerican.com A new study provides clues into how the potential for schizophrenia may have arisen in the human brain and, in doing so, suggests possible treatment targets. It turns out psychosis may be an unfortunate cost of our big brains—of higher, complex cognition. EXTRA/ORDINARY The Accidental Actor themorningnews.org Stumbling onto a movie set in Los Angeles — and then staying there for as long as humanly possible — offers lessons in acting and reality. SEARCHING FOR SARAH RECTOR The Unlikely Baroness thislandpress.com Historical records conflict over the issue of the first black female millionaire, though Sarah Rector was the first black adolescent to achieve millionaire status, hands down. Her road to riches involved mandated endowment, racial triumph, and good fortune. Get more stories on Digg.com → GOOD LUCK IN GREEN Supporters of Nigeria President, Goodluck Jonathan, attend an election campaign rally at the National stadium in Lagos, Nigeria, Tuesday, March. 24, 2015. Nigeria goes to the polls Saturday to elect a new President. Credit: AP Photo/Sunday Alamba Digg iOS app   •   Digg Android app Twitter   •   Facebook   •   Tumblr   •   YouTube Advertise on Digg digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2015 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

Uranium, Me-Ranium

The Father Of The Digital Synthesizer, What Lies Beneath, Why Mass Surveillance Can't, Won't, And Never Has Stopped A Terrorist, VIDEO: When Siri Battles Netflix, No One Wins, The Curse Of Lee Kuan Yew, The Waves Of The Future May Bend Around Metamaterials The Daily Digg Tuesday, March 24, 2015 WAVE FORMATION The Father Of The Digital Synthesizer priceonomics.com Long before Stanford University was considered a technology powerhouse, its most lucrative patent came from an under-spoken composer in its music department. Over the course of two decades, his discovery, "frequency modulation synthesis," made the school more than $25 million in licensing fees. SOMETHING SCARY What Lies Beneath foreignpolicy.com In the 1960s, hundreds of pounds of uranium went missing in Pennsylvania. Is it buried in the ground, poisoning locals — or did Israel steal it to build the bomb? BOOKS WE DIGG SPONSORED Why Mass Surveillance Can't, Won't, And Never Has Stopped A Terrorist digg.com Collecting irrelevant data on everyone is like drinking from a fire hose — it's impossible to sort the important bits from everything else. 'HEY' VIDEO: When Siri Battles Netflix, No One Wins digg.com Netflix and Siri are both trying to be as user-friendly as possible, but they're just to accommodating to get out of each other's way. HOW HE HAUNTS US FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE The Curse Of Lee Kuan Yew politico.com The leader eulogized by Obama as a 'giant of history' is being used to re-legitimize tyranny. NEVER METAMATERIAL WE DIDN'T LIKE The Waves Of The Future May Bend Around Metamaterials nytimes.com Over the past 15 years or so, scientists have learned how to construct materials that bend light waves, as well as radar, radio, sound and even seismic waves, in ways that do not naturally occur. Get more stories on Digg.com → JUMP BACK, WHAT'S THAT SOUND? This aerial view shows a cargo ship sailing through the Culebra Cut, during a media tour organized by Salini Impregilo, sub-contractor of the canal expansion project, in Panama City, Panama, Monday, March 23, 2015. The Panama Canal is undergoing the biggest expansion since it opened in 1914, which will allow larger Post-Panamax ships to cross the canal. Credit: AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco Digg iOS app   •   Digg Android app Twitter   •   Facebook   •   Tumblr   •   YouTube Advertise on Digg digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2015 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014