Open Culture: "Isaac Asimov Predicts in 1964 What the World Will Look Like Today — in 2014"
Chatterjee, Parma. "A Tale of Two Bookshops: Sex and Books and The Big Sleep." Bright Lights Film Journal #82 (November 2013)
W.R.: Mysteries of an Organism (Yugoslavia/West Germany: Dusan Makavejev, 1971: 84 mins)
Steve Bennen for the Rachel Maddow Show: Florida Governor Rick Scott's mandatory welfare "Drug-test policies end in failure"
Aasif Mandvi's classic satirical look at Florida's attempt to require mandatory drug testing for welfare recipients
The Daily Show
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Skeptoid podcast episodes:
"Scientists Are Not Created Equal" (Skeptoid #25) - Does calling someone a "scientist" mean that he knows anything at all?
"Reflexology: Only Dangerous If You Use It" (Skeptoid #24) - Reflexology is really no more than a foot massage - so why might it be dangerous? Here's why.
"Listener Feedback: That Darned Science" (Skeptoid #324) - Skeptoid responds to some listener emails that question the validity of the scientific method.
"8 Spooky Places, and Why They're Like That" (Skeptoid #323) - These strange places around the world rank among the most macabre, but have interesting explanations.
"Negative Calorie Food Myths" (Skeptoid #322) - Negative calorie foods, said to require more energy to digest than they provide, are a popular food fad.
"Skinwalkers" (Skeptoid #321) - Navajo witches are said to be able to shapeshift into animals. Is it just a tall tale, or is there some truth to it?
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