Lots of interesting angles here. The first Buddhist lama in Britain. (Seems overdue.) Finally understanding Nessie. (How fun is that? )

http://www.ancient-origins.net/news-mysterious-phenomena/buddhist-lama-says-loch-ness-monster-mythological-water-deity-001597//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/platform.js

One of the best things about academic debate is the back and forth. Now it’s true, now it isn’t, now it’s true again. So. now the Gospel of Jesus’ Wife is fake again. Perhaps irretrievably this time. Too bad. That made for some interesting cocktail chatter.

Good news. The y chromosome might be around a bit longer. “Besides its long-known role of reversing the default state of being female …”

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/24/science/researchers-see-new-importance-for-y-chromosome.html//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/platform.js

Problems with pot farming. It’s not unicorns and rainbows. And this isn’t just some conservative rag; it’s Mother Jones.

https://medium.com/mother-jones/cfb053e360b2///cdn.embedly.com/widgets/platform.js

“Tegmark does not have an answer. But what’s fascinating about his approach is that it is formulated using the language of quantum mechanics in a way that allows detailed scientific reasoning. And as a result it throws up all kinds of new problems that physicists will want to dissect in more detail.”

https://medium.com/the-physics-arxiv-blog/5e7ed624986d//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/platform.js