Weekly Filet #115: Face Off/On. And more.
This week's top recommendation
Face transplants are one of these wonders modern medicine is capable of. Yet on many levels, it is hard to grasp what it actually means. This powerful story of a woman, basically left without a face after an attack, does an excellent job in helping to understand face transplants. Text, illustrations, video, all highly recommended.
→ Beyond recognition: the incredible story of a face transplant
Further recommendations
People with the extremely rare Cotard's syndrome believe they are dead. The New Scientist has spoken with a man who suffers from it.
→ Mindscapes: First interview with a dead man (New Scientist)
The protests in Turkey are the latest to be instantaneously linked with social media. We know it's more complex than that – here's a good analysis of the big picture.
→ Networked Politics from Tahrir to Taksim: Is there a Social Media-fueled Protest Style?
State surveillance is needed to fight crime and terrorism. That's what they always say. Let's do the math.
→ How likely is the NSA PRISM program to catch a terrorist? (bayesianbiologist)
«Speed doesn't pay like it used to» – why algorithms are no longer the stars of Wall Street.
→ How the Robots Lost: High-Frequency Trading's Rise and Fall (Bloomberg Businessweek)