My track of the week.

Titan, by The Physics House Band from the album Horizons / Rapture.

L.O.V.E.

It is time for love to become a radical force in politics.

In the New Zealand indigenous Māori culture, aroha (loosely translated as ‘love’) has long been a key value in dispute resolution. Religious traditions have prized the practice of love in everyday ethics. Activists have referred to love in placards and slogans – for example, in organising to oppose war, support marriage equality, or fight for human rights.

JavaScript FTW!

Stanford just abandoned Java in favor of JavaScript for its intro CS course.

Stereo Total: Patty Hearst – Princess and Terrorist.

Eine 19-jährige Millionenerbin wird von der Terroristengruppe SLA entführt. Sie schließt sich ihnen an, verliebt sich in einen der Entführer, raubt Banken aus und wird im Vietnamkriegs-Amerika der 70er Jahre zur revolutionären Ikone. Stereo Total erzählen diese authentische Geschichte als Hörspiel-Musical mit Stargästen.

Video: Ageing to the beat of their own drums – from one to 100 years old.

Six programming paradigms that will change how you think about coding.

Yoga pants, fleece jackets and the microplastics dilemma.

No clothing brand intended for their synthetic products to be discharged into the environment in the former of tiny bits of plastic. Now that they know, they must step up and tackle the problem.

SEO Secrets: Reverse-Engineering Google’s Algorithm.

Attempting to game or cheat Google’s algorithm with this information will only backfire on you, because as an engineer, that’s what I would do (minus 30 points from Slytherin!).

Are We Having Too Much Fun?

In 1985, Neil Postman observed an America imprisoned by its own need for amusement. He was, it turns out, extremely prescient.

The Story of Junk Mail.

Junk mail is one of those annoying problems that everyone shares. Even worse, it has a huge environmental impact. But there's hope! How we've helped millions of people stop junk mail for good.