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June 09, 2014

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Libraries, Books, & Authors:

What kind of library user are you? I'm a Library Lover! I'm sure you're all shocked.
Literature in lock-down: how books can change prisoners’ lives

Science:

Study Suggests Rats Capable Of Feeling Regret Over Poor Choices
A Chatbot Has 'Passed' The Turing Test For The First Time It then promptly changes its name to Skybot and begins to plot the downfall of humanity.

Other:

India state minister on rape: 'Sometimes it's right, sometimes it's wrong' If that sounds as horrifying to you as it did to me, perhaps you'll consider signing a petition to India's prime minister.
Billionaire Gets Four Months for Sexual Assault of a 12-Year-Old Girl Insanity...
If You're Born Poor, You'll Probably Stay That Way
Peru Approves Genocide for Uncontacted Tribes
Nothing new under the sun, indeed: 'Byzantine iPad' Found in Ancient Shipwreck

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