Interesting Articles of the Week

The beam of light that flips a switch that turns on the brain.

There’s a 20 percent chance we’re living in a computer simulation.

Silicon nanocrystals for superefficient solar cells.

Google adds YouTube style embedding to Google Maps.

As technology enables people to live and work wherever they want, increasingly they are clustering in resort playgrounds that have natural amenities, good weather — and, now, lots of people like themselves.