Yo frendz, get some warmth with Nérija:

Around the world, around the wo-orld,

• Michael Young: Down with meritocracy (2001), via kottke.
• Kurzgesagt: The facts, fears, and safety of GMO foods.
• [fr] Radio-Canada / entrevue de Dalil Boubakeur par Michel Désautels : La place de l'islam en France, et la Proclamation de l'islam en France par Dalil Boubakeur.
• Robert Putnam - The prosperous community: social capital and public life. Eye-opening 1993 essay, via kottke. Starts with this quote:

  "Your corn is ripe today; mine will be so tomorrow. 'Tis profitable for us both, that I should labour with you today, and that you should aid me tomorrow. I have no kindness for you, and know you have as little for me. I will not, therefore, take any pains upon your account; and should I labour with you upon my own account, in expectation of a return, I know I should be disappointed, and that I should in vain depend upon your gratitude. Here then I leave you to labour alone; You treat me in the same manner. The seasons change; and both of us lose our harvests for want of mutual confidence and security." — David Hume

• Julia Evans: No feigning surprise, who appropriately links to xkcd #1053 - Ten thousands.
• Stuart Russell - Q&A: The future of artificial intelligence.
• Donaldese:
  • The Verge: The 265 members of Congress who sold out US Citizens to ISPs, and how much it cost to buy them, via DF.