The brain plays a central role in controlling sexual behavior, with differences between male and female brains influencing sexuality and desire. Various brain regions are involved in sex drive, and the sexual response cycle corresponds to specific neurological processes. via Brain Blogger
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This article recaps the final *StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm* tournament at Blizzcon 2015, where two legendary players, Life and sOs, faced off. via Ars Technica
Danny Hillis's team is building a clock designed to last 10,000 years, ticking once a year and featuring a cuckoo that appears every millennium. The clock is being built inside a mountain in western Texas.
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Experience Amsterdam through the eyes of a neural network as it attempts to analyze and label objects it sees in real-time. via kottke.org
Mental Floss takes a look back at 10 memorable patients who visited Dr. Katz, including Ray Romano, Dave Chappelle, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Other guests include Jeff Goldblum, Louis C.K., Joan Rivers, Mitch Hedberg, David Duchovny, Winona Ryder, and Conan O'Brien.
via Mental Floss
Oskar Blues Brewery founder Dale Katechis explains the company's decision to sell a controlling stake to Fireman Capital, rather than pursuing a billion-dollar acquisition.
This 2015 blog on TheFullPint.com discusses the acquisition of Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits by Constellation Brands and compares the public and industry response to other craft brewery acquisitions that year.
KitKat is campaigning for its own emoji, but some argue that brands shouldn't be included in the universal language.
via The Next Web (TNW)This BBC article explores the tingling feeling we call "pins and needles", medically known as paresthesia, and why we experience it.
BBDO held a competition among its creative teams to make a YouTube video for Twix, looking for new ways to create engaging content. via Digiday.
Kit Kat is campaigning for their own emoji with a Change.org petition and promotional video. via Digiday
Advertisers are losing billions to ad fraud, but many are apathetic to the problem despite being aware of it, according to confessions from a media and advertising veteran. via Digiday
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