- Evidence is accumulating that the shingles vaccine also protects against Alzheimer’s disease and can slow biological aging. – via The Progress Network
- Mr. Math Blog is a great tool to keep in your back pocket if you have an elementary school student learning algebra.
- Reasons To Watch The Martian For The 47th Time, Ranked – via Lauren
- I highly recommend Night Thoughts, the new stand-up special from Kumail Nanjiani on Hulu.
- The Wirecutter published a quick and easy overview about keeping your text messages secure.
- Wil Wheaton on losing Rob Reiner
- Oh, man. RIP to one of my favorites: Catherine O’Hara – via TMZ
- For decades, Eve Baer remained convinced that her son, unresponsive after a severe brain injury, was still conscious. Science eventually proved her right.
So Long and Thanks for All the Fish:
- America’s Biggest Oil Field Is Turning Into a Pressure Cooker
- An unidentified man dressed as Batman angrily confronted Santa Clara city officials for allowing ICE to operate at the upcoming Super Bowl in the city. – via What a Day
- He reached to grab a toddler he said he thought was falling. Then he spent weeks in jail before the case was thrown out.
- ICE Agents Arrested Don Lemon. Then the Story Got Even Darker. – via @gregsargent