--Here's the story of a guy that deposits a fake check from a scam company--and comes out $95093.35 better. [via grs] --Photos from a tornado chaser. Supercells, lightning, twisters, even aurora borealis. It's all there.
--Scientific American weighs in on expertise and experts. It's not all genetics:
The preponderance of psychological evidence indicates that experts are made, not born. What is more, the demonstrated ability to turn a child quickly into an expert--in chess, music and a host of other subjects--sets a clear challenge before the schools. Can educators find ways to encourage students to engage in [that] kind of effortful study...?
--And the New Yorker reflects on the arguments about that massive project of non-experts [micro-experts?], Wikipedia.