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• Study: Girls equal to boys in math skills I'm a bit late on tagging this story, but for those that missed it: in the largest study of its kind, researchers found no difference in the math scores of boys and girls -- not even in high school. Women are now earning 48% of undergrad degrees in math.
• Big Think - We Are What You Think Interviews with today's leading thinkers, movers and shakers, searchable by question or by topic. Users can also respond with their own video commentary.
• Use the Best Available Ampersand SimpleBits has created some charts depicting the more interesting italic ampersands available as default fonts on both Windows and Mac.
• A visual message for peace Presentation Zen points us to "I Met the Walrus", a 6 minute film that visually narrates John Lennon's message of peace. Links to other Lennon/Beatles peace-related messages also featured.
• The Official Movie Version of FLATLAND