• Surely one of the coolest stories making the rounds right now is the body mod piece from Wired about magnetic fingertip implants which alow one to “sense” electromagnetic fields: A Sixth Sense for a Wired World. (Thanks for the heads-up Rich.) Also check out The Gift of Magnetic Vision.

• Continuing in a similar vein Slate offers: Among the Transhumanists Cyborgs, self-mutilators, and the future of our race. Via.

• Scientists have recovered DNA from a Neanderthal that lived 100,000 years ago - the oldest human-type DNA so far. More here and here (well, that last is not exactly related but I do so love it.)

• Mesmerized! a nice exhibit on Franz Anton Mesmer and mesmerizm at The Bakken Library and Museum.

• Am I allowed to write that I would like to hunt down George W. Bush, the president of the United States, and kill him with my bare hands? On Simple Human Decency. Via.