Read These Now Because "She-3PO" is Just Wrong

Massacre in the Congo. (NY)

Nobel Physicist, Stephen Chu, Chosen To Be Energy Secretary. (WP)

"Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle will pull double duty in the Obama administration, where he will serve not only as the Health and Human Services secretary but also oversee a new White House Office of Health Reform."

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) wants SCHIP and health information technology funding attached to the stimulus package. (The Hill)

World Bank's 'Wrong Advice' Left Silos Empty in Poor Countries.

Swiss Bank Secrecy in Toughest Test Since Nazi Gold.

Banks Move More Assets Into "Make-Believe" Category. (ClusterStock)

UGH! Inventor builds "She-3PO." (The Sun)

Theater is a scary business. (Guardian)

Poor Karl. (Spiegel)

I really need to watch Chess Tournaments.

Space Photos This Week at National Geographic. This cluster of stars in the Hercules Constellation would make a gorgeous Christmas ornament.



Strategic video game improves critical cognitive skills in older adults. (Eureka)

Building World's Largest Neutrino Telescope At South Pole.

Gorgeous Shell House in the Japanese forests. (Freshome)

A Muppets Christmas:Letters to Santa airs on Dec. 17. Sci Fi Wire interviews Miss Piggy.