“Enough Is Better Than a Feast”: Christmas Dinner in the Time of the Great Depression

The authors Andrew Coe and Jane Ziegelman prepare a meal based on their research into what Americans ate in years of privation. By Talia Lavin.
Read more: http://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/enough-is-better-than-a-feast-christmas-dinner-in-the-time-of-the-great-depression?source=Snapzu

Alzheimer's Falls More Heavily on Women than on Men

Distinct biological and genetic factors may shape how it progresses in women—and understanding them could be crucial to prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
Read more: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/mind-guest-blog/alzheimers-falls-more-heavily-on-women-than-on-men/?source=Snapzu

The Rooms They Left Behind

After the deaths of these 10 notable people, The New York Times photographed their private spaces — as they left them. Photographs by Mitch Epstein.
Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/12/21/magazine/the-lives-they-lived-photo-essay-spaces.html?source=Snapzu

Trans-Siberian Railway: a view from Moscow to Vladivostok – a photo essay

On a 9,288km journey inspired by the centennial anniversary of the railway’s completion in 1916, photographer Annie Ling captures life onboard the Trans-Siberian Railway, and beyond the carriage window.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/travel/ng-interactive/2016/dec/27/trans-siberian-railway-moscow-vladivostok-in-pictures?source=Snapzu

Privacy Win: Once More EU Court Rejects Data Retention

The highest court in Europe ruled this week that "general and indiscriminate" data retention directives are against European Union law. This is a great victory for our right to privacy. It calls into question many recent surveillance laws passed by European Union member states such as the United Kingdom, Sweden and Germany.
Read more: https://tutanota.com/blog/posts/eu-ruling-data-retention?source=Snapzu

After states legalized medical marijuana, traffic deaths fell

Legalization of medical marijuana is not linked with increased traffic fatalities, a new study finds. In some states, in fact, the number of people killed in traffic accidents dropped after medical marijuana laws were enacted. “Instead of seeing an increase in fatalities, we saw a reduction, which was totally unexpected,” said Julian Santaella-Tenorio, the study’s lead author and a doctoral student at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health in New York City.
Read more: http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-health-marijuana-traffic-death-idUKKBN14H1LQ?source=Snapzu

Welcome to America. Now, what’s your Twitter handle?

Privacy advocates condemn US immigration asking for visitors’ social media account names
Read more: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2016/12/29/welcome-to-america-now-whats-your-twitter-handle/?source=Snapzu