Etymology is Fun!

(Source: 15 Words You Didn't Realize Come From Books)

Links!

• Libraries, Books, & Authors
• The real science of science fiction "There is a co-dependency between science and science fiction. Many scientists and engineers acknowledge that science fiction helped to spark their imagination of what was possible in science (immersion in the genre from a young age might help explain why I now research unconventional computers). And science fiction authors are inspired by future science possibilities. But how do novel scientific ideas get into SF authors’ heads in the first place?"
• Jan 25, 1759: Robert Burns' birthday 
• They’re Watching You Read "According to a recent article in The Guardian, e-book retailers are now able to tell which books we've finished or not finished, how fast we have read them, and precisely where we snapped shut the cover of our e-books and moved on to something else."
• Highland Park ISD board delays changes to book policy Related: Highland Park's Book Fight Is About Ideology, Not Sex 
• Net & Tech
• Smartphones Don’t Make Us Dumb  
• DOJ Pays $134,000 To Settle Case Of DEA Agents Impersonating A Woman On Facebook 
• No need for speed: Cable industry opposes 25Mbps broadband definition "Customers do just fine with lower speeds, the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) wrote in an FCC filing Thursday (thanks to the Washington Post's Brian Fung for pointing it out)." I guess it's not the first time I've been called "not normal." 
• Education
• Schools can require students to hand over their social media passwords under Illinois law 
• ‘Humans of New York’ blog raises over $350K to send inner-city kids to Harvard 
• Science
• The New Measles "One of the most infectious viruses on the planet is making a comeback in the United States, and many doctors have never even seen it." Related: Measles outbreak traced to Disneyland continues to grow "The number of measles cases from the outbreak that started in Disneyland last month nearly doubled this week. At least 85 cases are now confirmed in seven states, the latest in Nebraska. And the outbreak could spread even further." 
• Poll Shows 41% of American Adults Believe Antibiotics Treat Viruses Stop it, people!
• Millions of genetically modified mosquitoes could be released in Florida Keys I hope so - genetically modified mosquitoes are a much safer way of controlling the mosquito population than insecticides! 
• International
• Just five Ebola cases left in Liberia, government says " Liberia, once the epicenter of West Africa's deadly Ebola epidemic, has just five remaining confirmed cases of the disease, a senior health official said on Friday, highlighting the country's success in halting new infections."
• A Saudi Palace Coup 
• Other
• U.S. Once Had Universal Child Care, But Rebuilding It Won't Be Easy 
• A Twist in the Murder of a 97-Year-Old Man: He Was Knifed 5 Decades Ago That's an interesting problem. 
• Attorney: Lawmaker can't be charged with DUI during session "Republican state Sen. Brandon Smith of Hazard was arrested and charged with DUI on Jan. 6, the first day of the 2015 legislative session. Smith had a .088 percent blood alcohol level in a portable breath test, according to a citation filed in Franklin County Circuit court. A person is presumed drunk when the alcohol to blood ratio is .08 or higher.  But attorney Bill Johnson has filed a motion to dismiss the charges, citing section 43 of the Kentucky Constitution, which states that 'members of the General Assembly shall, in all cases except treason, felony, breach or surety of the peace, be privileged from arrest during their attendance on the sessions of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same.'  'If you can't arrest them, then you can't try them,' Johnson said." 
• San Diego Sergeant Sues Police Department, Says Training Video Depicts a Black Cop as a Monkey  
• Why A Black Man's Murder Often Goes Unpunished In Los Angeles