“Men have a far greater appetite for sex and are more attracted to p-rnography than women are. This is the timeworn stereotype that science has long reinforced … So it was somewhat surprising when a paper … reported in July that what happens in the brains of female study subjects when they look at sexual imagery is pretty much the same as what happens in the brains of their male counterparts.” NYT Mag: What Can Brain Scans Tell Us About Sex? (My brain is usually in the state of disbelief.)

+ Puka shells are making a comeback.

+ The wearable chair. (Or proof that anything can get funded.)

+ A California family found a mountain lion lounging in their bathroom.