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Matters of life and death | Science

http://science.sciencemag.org/content/355/6329/1029?rss=1

Translation as Activism: An Interview with Philip Boehm | Literary Hub

http://lithub.com/translation-as-activism-an-interview-with-philip-boehm/

World Literature Today’s 75 Notable Translations of 2016 | World Literature Today

http://www.worldliteraturetoday.org/blog/lit-lists/world-literature-todays-75-notable-translations-2016

Deep Learning

http://deeplearning.net/

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on Mycroft Holmes and Using Sherlock Skills on the Court

http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/books/interviews/a37999/kareem-abdul-jabbar-mycroft-holmes/

20 New Classics Every Child Should Own | Jordan B. Nielsen

20 New Classics Every Child Should Own | Jordan B. Nielsen.

[1501.00960] Characterizing the Google Books corpus: Strong limits to inferences of socio-cultural and linguistic evolution

http://arxiv.org/abs/1501.00960

Male Novelist Jokes

Male Novelist Jokes.

Q: How many male novelists does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
A: The beast, which had represented his feelings, was dead. “I think I’ll do a pushup,” he announced to the sea. The sea respected him for it.

On Their Death Bed, Physical Books Have Finally Become Sexy – NYTimes.com

On Their Death Bed, Physical Books Have Finally Become Sexy – NYTimes.com.

Networks, Crowds, and Markets: A Book by David Easley and Jon Kleinberg

Networks, Crowds, and Markets: A Book by David Easley and Jon Kleinberg.