Новости за 24.07.2012

The iconic London Eye has been turned into a social media "mood ring" for the Olympics games, portraying in a light show the mood of the British people during the games, as interpreted through data analysis of Tweets. WSJ's Andy Jordan reports from London.

Steve Silberman (@stevesilberman on Twitter) is a journalist whose articles and interviews have appeared in Wired, Nature, The New Yorker, and other national publications; have been featured on The Colbert Report; and have been nominated for National Magazine Awards and included in many anthologies. Steve is currently working on a book on autism and neurodiversity called NeuroTribes: Thinking Smarter About People Who Think Differently (Avery Books 2013). This post originally appeared on his blog

The House Oversight Committee released graphic photos Monday from a U.S. taxpayer-funded hospital in Afghanistan that allegedly show deadly neglect of Afghan soldiers

22-year-old Brooklynite Mindy Meyer is running on the Republican and Conservative party lines. Her website features leopard print text, animated GIFs and a soundtrack by LMFAO.

ditorial page editor Paul Gigot on the Obama Administration's concession that the United Nation has "failed utterly" on Syria. Photo: Associated Press

Psychiatrist and AEI fellow Sally Satel on the warning signs of James Holmes's mental breakdown and shooting rampage. Photo: AP

Columnist Kim Strassel on Democratic retribution against Congress members who aren't paying their "fair share" to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Photo: Getty Images

Assistant editorial page editor James Freeman on the White House's proposal to allow students to discharge private loans in bankruptcy. Photo: Getty Images