Todd Simmons

New studies show that video games improve vision and certain aspects of cognition, including attention and multitasking: http://n.pr/g4FhJB

Got new gadgets for Xmas and planning to recycle old ones? They could end up in a dump in China, picked over by children: http://n.pr/gEnhBl

I already loved the new Mark Ronson album, but I had no idea his videos were so stylish (Q-Tip, Boy George, and Zelda): http://bit.ly/f8YlVJ

The FCC has officially passed net neutrality rules: http://bit.ly/ftrA0X But even supporters aren’t thrilled with them: http://bit.ly/evVN8p

The FCC is set to vote on net neutrality rules on Dec 21, but consumer advocates say the proposed rules are too weak: http://nyti.ms/gQ48Cw

Google Ngram graphs the occurrence of a word or phrase over the last 200 years, from a database of 5.2 million books: http://nyti.ms/gw0jGU

Old multitrack recordings are being used for remasters, commercials, games. But digital archives are often unreliable: http://bit.ly/e5GCUP

Warner says it won’t sue for this extremely dark, unauthorized Yogi Bear video: http://nyti.ms/feC0sF Great example of parody as Fair Use.

Several legitimate music blogs were recently shut down in a govt “anti-piracy” operation: http://nyti.ms/fjOA6F The RIAA strikes again.

The makers of the meditative game “Flow” have released a trailer for their next title: http://bit.ly/ga5Qca Very mysterious and evocative.