Sherlock is returning!

Sherlock is returning!
So much better than the mound of rectal emissions known as Elementary.
http://www.theverge.com/2014/5/30/5765844/sherlock-season-3-netflix-streaming-exclusive

There have been 248 mass killings in the USA since 2006 (about one every two weeks).

There have been 248 mass killings in the USA since 2006 (about one every two weeks). The USA has 15 of the top 32 mass killings, so with only 4.3% of the population, the USA has 47% of the top mass killings.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/09/16/mass-killings-data-map/2820423/

http://www.statista.com/statistics/248845/number-of-victims-of-mass-shootings-in-western-democratic-countries/
http://www.theonion.com/articles/no-way-to-prevent-this-says-only-nation-where-this,36131

So very wrong.

So very wrong.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-05-28/the-attorney-general27s-department-has-confirmed-millions-of-d/5482568

Why Do People Persist in Believing Things That Just Aren't True?

Why Do People Persist in Believing Things That Just Aren't True?
Some really interesting insights into why various counter-science memes persist.
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/mariakonnikova/2014/05/why-do-people-persist-in-believing-things-that-just-arent-true.html?utm_source=www&utm_medium=tw&utm_campaign=20140519