Fascinating: A recent hypothesis suggests also that having symptoms of sickness is an evolutionary mechanism to minimise sickness spreading within a group by making a person less mobile or motivated.

Read more in Clearly Explained and EurkeAlert.

Thanks, Muffy

Nine non-threatening leadership strategies for women

Laugh/cry. Read more in Quartz.

Mother, Writer, Monster, Maid

Read more in Vela Mag. Thanks, Natalie

Deep Brain Stimulation for Depression CNN Presents Special with Dr. Sanjay Gupta

Thanks, Jimmy

This Is Your Brain on Silence

Contrary to popular belief, peace and quiet is all about the noise in your head. Read more in Nautilus.

Thanks, Vini

Using Stories to Teach Human Values to Artificial Agents

Read more in GA Tech News.

Your app makes me fat

Read more in Serious Pony.

TED Talk // Eli Pariser: Beware online "filter bubbles"

As web companies strive to tailor their services (including news and search results) to our personal tastes, there's a dangerous unintended consequence: We get trapped in a "filter bubble" and don't get exposed to information that could challenge or broaden our worldview. Eli Pariser argues powerfully that this will ultimately prove to be bad for us and bad for democracy.

Who are all these Trump supporters?

At the candidate’s rallies, a new understanding of America emerges. One of the best pieces I've read this month.

Long read, but worth it. Check out George Saunder's piece in the Atlantic.

Silicon Valley Hierarchy Of Needs

Read more of Brian Solis's post.

Next-generation prosthetics aim to rewire the brain and the body

Read more in STAT.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Quietly Gave Birth, Refused to 'Perform Pregnancy'

Feminist? Anti-feminist? Read more in Jezebel.

How Wall Street Bro Talk Keeps Women Down

Powerful piece written by a man who has spend many years of his life on Wall Street. Read more in the NYT.

My Little Sister Taught Me How To “Snapchat Like The Teens”

Bahaha, so good. More on Buzzfeed.

Boaty McBoatface: What You Get When You Let the Internet Decide

Read more in the NYT.

Thanks, Erik

Why We Can’t Grasp Very Large Numbers

Neat explanation from evolutionary biology in BrainDecoder.

Thanks, Natalie

Facebook’s suicide prevention tools will now be available to all users

Considering how many hours the average person spends on Facebook, this is powerful. Read more in TechCrunch.

“Artificial Synapses” Could Let Supercomputers Mimic the Human Brain

"Researchers say the technology could improve robots, self-driving cars and stock trading." Read more in Scientific American.

3 Generations of Drapers: Exploring Changes in Venture Capital Over the Last 50 Years

I love families.

Chatbot lawyer overturns 160,000 parking tickets in London and New York

"Free service DoNotPay helps appeal over $4m in parking fines in just 21 months, but is just the tip of the legal AI iceberg for its 19-year-old creator."

Read more in the Guardian.