Ones and Zeros: The Debt Ceiling is Not Really a Ceiling

Since 1957, Sir Isaac has been helping us travel through space

ONE: Using good old fashioned gravity and an ion engine the Dawn Space probe reaches orbit around the planetoid Vesta (Phys Org)

ZERO: After asking the authorities whether or not what he was doing was illegal, a Swedish man gets arrested for attempting to build a nuclear reactor in his kitchen (The Local)

ONE: The news that, of the 294 terror attacks committed in Europe in 2009, only one was conducted by Islamists (CNN)

ZERO: The worst Kid’s Menu Activity (Mental Floss)

ONE: Researchers Give Robot Ability to Learn (Phys Org)

ZERO: The trend of policy thinkers copying-and-pasting science into their books (NYRB)

ONE: The Jargon of the Novel, Computed (New York Times)

ZERO: The Debt Ceiling Is Not A Ceiling (Bankrupt America)