Red Diamond Society
The Red Cross and the Red Crescent logos are both stumbling blocks in several places around the world. So the ICRC is looking for a more neutral emblem to be used in countries and situations where the cross and or the crescent carry political or religious connotations that are counterproductive. One of the leading suggestions is a diamond.


New mammal discovered
Researchers have discovered a previously unknown mammal species, slightly larger than a domestic cat with dark red fur and a long bushy tail, in the dense forests of central Borneo.


Predictor of managerial success
An IQ test is the best predictor of managerial success in business -- 10 times better than personality tests. Why, then, don't we give IQ tests to potential CEOs? Justin Menkes tackles that question in the Harvard Business Review.


Baffling
Most of us have been trying to reduce our exposure to advertising with spam filters, TiVO, do not call lists, strategies for opting out of junk mail, etc. Against the tide, the Target people are now offering customers the option of signing up to receive their weekly ad circular (the one we usually dump, unread, when it comes in the newspaper) online via an RSS feed. I suppose if the four people who actually want to receive their circular were to sign up for it online, then they might stop stuffing it into the Sunday newspaper.