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Hot Links: FBI Defends Carrier IQ, Newt's Apocalypse

The FBI rejected an FOIA request about "Carrier IQ":http://motherboard.vice.com/2011/12/1/carrier-iq-big-brother-s-hidden-tracker-app-must-be-stopped, saying that it would "interfere with law enforcement proceedings.":http://www.computerworld.com/s...

The FBI rejected an FOIA request about Carrier IQ, saying that it would interfere with law enforcement proceedings. Conspiracy theorists rejoice!

Newt Gingrich is a firm believer in an electromagnetic pulse-fueled apocalypse. Sounds like somebody is a fan of Goldeneye.

The evolution of walking on land—what a great thing that is—can be traced to fish who take underwater strolls.

The Washington Post says “few scientists would back up Rick Perry’s global warming claims.”

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Google has released Street View images of post-tsunami Japan. Eerie stuff.

Over 200 species, including an Elvis monkey and ‘psychedelic gecko,’ have been discovered in the Mekong delta in the last year.

Want to be buried in space? (I do!) Virginia is contemplating tax breaks for those who wish to shoot their remains into the weightless yonder.

In other space body news, Wired explains how to find moons circling exoplanets.

Ouch: A Russian scientist wrote an open letter apologizing for a failed Mars mission.