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: As a not-so-secret lover of all things conspiracy related, I'm pretty thrilled with 

. The book is a great read and well-researched - Jacobsen is a journalist, not just a UFO-junkie...

piece on the Minnesota Zoo's dolphin problem

. The zoo is closing their dolphin exhibit after the fifth dolphin death there since 2006.

And while we're on the topic of zoo animals, watch penguins chase a laser pointer dot:

 Although I actively try to avoid any more stadium talk than is absolutely necessary, 

 gave some interesting context to the never-ending debate. Long read but worth it.

 about the city's attempt to turn from a company town to a tourist draw.

Trial by Fire: Did Texas Execute an Innocent Man

" by David Grann in the New Yorker? Greatest magazine article from the past five years as far as I am concerned. It's not just  about injustice; it's about the line between folklore and science.

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Do you ever feel like a penguin chasing a laser pointer?

Good reads: Area 51, the folk science of arson investigation

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