Natural News

    Apparently checkers has been solved. Chess and Go reportedly have much longer to go, although I suspect it will be sooner than suggested.

    Other news which left me quite worried: "Grey matter in the brains of people with bipolar disorder is destroyed with each manic or depressive episode"

Book News

    matociquala  has read the sequel to The Iron Dragon's Daughter by Michael Swanwick, called The Dragons of Babel. Her verdict: very positive. I still have not read the original, nor ever seen a copy, but I would like to.