Bulletproof Skin Made From Spider Silk : Discovery News

http://news.discovery.com/tech/bullet-proof-skin-110820.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1

BBC News - IBM produces first 'brain chips'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14574747

As U.K. Releases UFO Files, Former UFO Project Chief Apologizes For 'Spin And Dirty Tricks' (Exclusive)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/17/uk-releases-ufo-files_n_927351.html
Coincident with yesterday's
Boing boing Paul Krugman: save the economy by staging an alien invasion hoax
and a film: Cowboys vs Aliens
A perfect BS storm

World Of Mysteries: Boost Your WiFi Signal With A Beer Can (7 pics)

http://www.themysteryworld.com/2011/08/boost-your-wifi-signal-with-beer-can-7.html

Arduino device mutes uninteresting celebrities on TV – Boing Boing

http://boingboing.net/2011/08/16/arduino-device-mutes-unintersting-celebrities-on-tv.html

Fark: Garry Larsen is 61

http://www.fark.com/comments/6476202/Happy-61st-birthday-to-funniest-newspaper-cartoonist-of-all-time-Gary-Larson-From-talking-cows-to-chubby-women-in-beehives-he-brought-absurdity-into-our-homes-Share-your-favorite-cartoons-if-youve-got-em?cpp=1

Dangerous Minds | CAPTCHAs to keep idiots out of comment threads

http://www.dangerousminds.net/comments/captchas_to_keep_idiots_out_of_comment_threads/
Almost HB'd