Good Reads

Photos of an “uncontacted” tribe in the Amazon make us wonder whether and how to protect their privacy. The Martians are probably having the same debate about us.

31 Places to Go This Summer. Creativity and a willingness to stay closer to home can make it happen this year.

Scenes from a group marriage.

Rare Surgeries: six success stories of the amazing things doctors can do with the human body. I had no idea they can transplant nerves!

The descendants of a single E. coli microbe have been multiplying for twenty years. The ongoing experiment is giving us new insights into the mechanics of evolution.

With the space station toilet fixed for now, an astronaut looks back on how they used to manage. No one said space travel would be easy.

Footprints left in volcanic ash that fell in central Mexico about 40,000 years ago are evidence that humans have inhabited the Americas far longer than previously confirmed. About twice as long.

The History of Guerrilla Marketing. Part one in a series on how businesses use unconventional tactics to advertise on a small budget.

Is your kitchen wasting energy? Here’s a 33-point checkup.

A Cold War defense project somehow leads to MySpace and YouTube. The 50-year history of the internet, told by the people who made it happen. (via Boing Boing)