mental health New study finds sleep loss surprisingly lifts mood in some depressed individuals Mark Frauenfelder

Science Meditation changes key areas of the brain Gail Sherman

Food English baker caught using illegal sprinkles smuggled from the US Thom Dunn

law French politicians want to add an ag-gag rule to the country's sweeping online hate speech proposal Cory Doctorow

getting things done "Procrastination is an emotion regulation problem, not a time management problem," says psychologist Mark Frauenfelder

Science Brain-zapping implants that change mood and lift depression David Pescovitz

politics Facebook hires Nick Clegg, British politician who annihilated his own party, as new global affairs chief Rob Beschizza

net neutrality People don't care about "Net Neutrality": they care about "internet freedom" which is the same as "freedom" Cory Doctorow

Science Some thoughts on whether intelligence is linked to anxiety and depression Cory Doctorow

Business Canadian trade policy expert calls TPP a "threat to democracy" Cory Doctorow

books Read: Strategic Dog Patterning, a story from "Why I Hunt Flying Saucers" Hugh AD Spencer

Science We listen to sad music to feel nostalgic Dan Ruderman