Need a writing prompt?

This guy works with robots, and he thinks that "at some point, we have to get over" emergency shutoff buttons.
Speaking of which: robot bees.
"I can tell you, it's strange to write a research proposal and have half your bibliography be science fiction."
Forget parrots, this beluga is trying to speak human.
A transcript of the Bretton Woods conference was just rediscovered.

All I have time for is links

• One of those times you can't improve on the headline: "Orca Mothers Coddle Adult Sons, Study Finds"
• On the other hand: boring headlines abound
• Apropos of the romance post: Eloisa James on her dual identity
• How Andrew Karre defines YA
• What we need more of: made-up nobility
• Go read David on spoilers
• Laptops and latent sexism
• A 1982 paean to computers in journalism
• The early days of CBS News
• Marketing diamonds (trust me, it's worth the read)
• Best amicus brief ever?
• Beatrix Potter's recipes (not for rabbit pie)
• I'm with Liz on social reading
• The problem with talking about "small business"
• Amateur scientists, totally new solar system configuration -- what's not to love?
• Digitized dresses to drool over at the Met
• Backlist-midlist conflict