The Onion on the "Intelligent Design" trial.

Malcolm Gladwell has written an excellent essay on secret quirks of Ivy League admissions policies. Some of the Harvard and Yale anti-Jewish policies in the mid-20th century were especially eye-opening. The section on admissions standards for student-athletes was also quite interesting. (Via ALDaily.)

Carbon nanotubule memory chips.

Do you really hate someone? Then torture them with the Mind Molester! Simple, yet effective. (Via Boing Boing.)