Links For A Sunday Morning

• What did it feel like to be inside the World Trade Center at the time of the 9/11 attacks?
  Answered on Quora.
• The Perfect Holiday Netflix Queue by Woody Allen and More
  Fight the seasonal blues with these movies hand-picked by Hollywood's finest. George Clooney names his favorite political thrillers; Tilda Swinton chooses tales of human kindness. So grab the hot cocoa and hit "play."
• Discovering Autism: Unraveling an epidemic
  Autism rates have increased twentyfold in a generation, stirring parents' deepest fears and prompting a search for answers. But what if the upsurge is not what it appears to be?
• A Thing or Two About Twins
  They have the same piercing eyes. The same color hair. One may be shy, while the other loves meeting new people. Discovering why identical twins differ-despite having the same DNA-could reveal a great deal about all of us.
• 9 most clutter-breaking Indian commercials of 2011
• Prime-time Confessions
  A new channel, a new reality show and a new concept. Sunaina Kumar explores how Life OK aims to be different.
• Sex and advertising: Retail therapy
  How Ernest Dichter, an acolyte of Sigmund Freud, revolutionised marketing.
• Outlook's special food issue
• How Smart Is This Bird? Let It Count the Ways
  Scientists knew pigeons could count, but now they have evidence that the birds can perform abstract mathematical reasoning.
• All I want for Christmas...
  What certain members of the cricket community would like for Christmas.
  :)
• Hitler reacts to SOPA
  This never gets old. Surprisingly well written though.
• Movie Trailer - Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya
  Directed by Mandeep Kumar. Starring Riteish Deshmukh, Genelia Desouza, Ompuri and Tinu Anand.
• 2011's Most Promising Technology Startups from India
• Thumbsaver
  Magnetic nail setter. Can help you position a nail into position without leaving your fingers exposed to a hammer. It features a powerful magnet to hold virtually any nail, staple or screw.
• Dennis Storm and Valerio Zeno eat each other's cooked flesh on Netherlands TV show
  No words.
• Masanobu Sato, The World Champion of Masturbation
  9 hours and 58 minutes!!! And does it fall off after that?
• Time Out Food Awards
• Android app - IntoNow
  Identify live TV, or anything that's run on TV in the last five years, from your television, computer or mobile device. Like Shazam and SoundHound but for TV.
• Does Airport Security Really Make Us Safer?
  As you stand in endless lines this holiday season, here’s a comforting thought: all those security measures accomplish nothing, at enormous cost. That's the conclusion of Charles C. Mann, who put the T.S.A. to the test with the help of one of America's top security experts.
• Best table tennis shots of 2011
• Is a cure for the common cold on the way?
  Todd Rider, a research scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is developing an antiviral drug called Draco, which has proven successful against all 15 viruses to which it has been applied in lab trials with human tissue and mice.
• Kickstarted: How one company is revolutionizing product development
• A Reluctant Twitter Experiment

  Early on, Twitter was a wonderful well of serendipity that I'd dip into frequently throughout the day. During these dips I'd see comments, exchanges and anecdotes from friends that allowed for seamlessly picking up conversations with people I'd often go weeks or months without seeing face to face. It was the realest reflection of my social network and it was magical.
  Those days are long gone.
  Twitter has evolved from my social network to my RSS reader on a cocktail of crack, speed and steriods. It's gnarly. And I can't keep up.

• YouTube Rewind
  A timeline of this year's most popular videos and events and to see what the world watched in 2011.
• Pictures - Winners of the National Geographic Photo Contest 2011
• Four Reasons Why Shashi Tharoor is Wrong about whether we should abandon our Westminster-style parliamentary system and move to an American-style presidential system instead.
• The Unintended Effects of Driverless Cars
• Official North Korean TV making the announcement of Kim Jong-il's death
  Holy crap!
  And - Pictures - Kim Jong Il, 1942-2011
  Also - How genuine are the tears in North Korea?
  Its amazing how differently he was perceived in his own country and outside. Or maybe it just shows the power of mental conditioning.
• What a Dog's Tail Wags Really Mean: Some New Scientific Data
• Five Ways to Improve Indian Health Care
  From the 'High Level Expert Group Report' on 'Universal Health Coverage for India', Instituted by Planning Commission of India. Full report (pdf)
• Where are they now? The Vancouver riot Kissing Couple
• Critics reviews and ratings this week - Don 2.