How Peppa Pig became a video nightmare for children

James Bridle’s essay on disturbing YouTube content aimed at children went viral last year. Has the problem gone away – or is it getting worse?
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/jun/17/peppa-pig-youtube-weird-algorithms-automated-content?source=Snapzu

Yorkie stays with missing toddler all night, alerts search party with 'weak bark'

A loyal Yorkshire terrier stayed with a missing 3-year-old girl in a dense cornfield in Missouri all night -- and heroically led a search party to them with a "weak bark," authorities said. Remy Merritt and her dog, Fat Heath, had gone missing Thursday night in Qulin, triggering a desperate search that brought in some 150 volunteers, authorities said.
Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/News/yorkie-stays-missing-toddler-night-alerts-search-party/story?id=55944796?source=Snapzu

How to spot a perfect fake: the world’s top art forgery detective

The long read: Forgeries have got so good – and so costly – that Sotheby’s has brought in its own in-house fraud-busting expert
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/jun/15/how-to-spot-a-perfect-fake-the-worlds-top-art-forgery-detective?source=Snapzu

Amusing Ourselves to Death: Huxley vs Orwell

On the accuracy of George Orwell's predictions about future society over those of Aldous Huxley. It's informative and scary at the same time. "In short, Orwell feared that what we hate would ruin us. Huxley that what we love will ruin us." It's unfortunate that Huxley got it right because the latter is much less obvious. By Scott McMillen.
Read more: http://highexistence.com/amusing-ourselves-to-death-huxley-vs-orwell/?source=Snapzu

Your brain values chocolate over cheese

Humans place a high premium on foods that contain both fats and sugars.
Read more: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-05441-1?source=Snapzu

A 'spillover' effect found in consensually nonmonogamous relationships

New research on consensually non-monogamous relationships indicates that having one partner who meets your sexual needs is linked to increased satisfaction not only in that relationship, but also in a concurrent relationship. The study was recently published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. “Generally I am interested in how having partners who are motivated to be responsive to your needs is associated with satisfaction,” said Amy Muise, an assistant professor at York University and corresponding author of the study.
Read more: https://www.psypost.org/2018/06/need-fulfillment-and-satisfaction-in-consensually-nonmonogamous-relationships-51491?source=Snapzu

The World Cup has barely started but gay fans are already being bashed & arrested in Russia

LGBTQ fans and advocates have decried FIFA’s choice of Russia to host the World Cup this year, saying the notoriously antigay country would be unsafe for LGBTQ fans. While the sporting authority and the Russian government have tried to downplay the concerns, two fans have already been brutally attacked before the games have even started.
Read more: https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2018/06/world-cup-barely-started-gay-fans-already-bashed-arrested-russia/?source=Snapzu