The Tyler Cowen

1. People freaking out.
   
2. Great read about the laying of the first trans-Atlantic cable from Wired via The Browser. 
3. Two Nords rocking their faces off to Smooth Criminal. Via The Awesomer.
   
4. As though I wasn't already careening toward a metaphysical meltdown, here a terrifying summary of scientific discoveries vis a vis the brain and how malleable our reality is. Also via The Browser.