Cyber after life

Untangling the web: how the internet has changed the way we treat death http://gu.com/p/32qp3

Kahnemann on Cognitive Illusions

I've lost count of the number of times I've seen Nobel prize winning psychologist Daniel Kahneman referenced in books (even if not quite so often as Alice from Wonderland), so will always read anything from him I come across in the news.The extract from his new book (Thinking Fast and Slow) in this weeks Observer was I think a classic example of the kind of work he does, and how the light he shines on our psychological foibles is perhaps more relevant than ever :
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/oct/30/daniel-kahneman-cognitive-illusion-extract

Nuclear powers plan weapons spending spree, report finds

Not nice to read:
"For several countries, including Russia, Pakistan, Israel and France, nuclear weapons are being assigned roles that go well beyond deterrence, says the report. In Russia and Pakistan, it warns, nuclear weapons are assigned "war-fighting roles in military planning". 
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/nuclear-weapons
As if the world didn't have enough problems without re-igniting the horrors of MAD...