Norman Borlaug, "father of the green revolution", just died. His obit is ridiculously interesting. He worked tirelessly to find ways to increase crop production, specifically wheat, at a time when there were serious concerns that the world's population would outstrip it's food supply. It can be said without equivocation that his work saved hundreds of millions of lives. Though, he was not one to ever acknowledge the importance of his impact. Check it out.
Also, if you've got 10 minutes to kill, here's a penn and teller vid about Norman. If you've never watched a 'serious' penn and teller vid, you should because they are pretty politically conservative and they are pretty smart, too. In other words, they are an important perspective to hear from every now and then.
One more, a piece that I haven't gotten to read yet but that looks pretty cool. It's on the racial divisions that this recession is creating/bringing back into mainstream America. Read it.
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