Interesting Bits..

... but not the sort Congress critters send over Twitter.

Here's an article about volcanos that have shaped the world from New Scientist.

And, for something completely different, our friend Jim C. Hines talking about his take on the Wall Street Journal YA kerfluffle.

If you want to have your blood pressure spike and/or become (in)famous for calling in and ranting on NPR, the author of the aforementioned WSJ article will be on NPR's Midmorning show today.