Morning Links for February 9, 2016

Morning Links for February 9, 2016

A meteorite, famous hair, Lyme disease, and dog IQ.

Newsy bits that pair well with coffee.

  • Double up on bug spray this summer, folks. Scientists have confirmed a new type of bacteria that causes Lyme disease, the second of its kind, and so far it’s only found in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
  • If you haven’t heard, it’s a presidential election year and New Hampshire’s primary happens today. 
  • Hair collectors should rejoice knowing another tawny lock of John Lennon’s hair is up for auction, TIME reports.
  • The future is now: Scientists have figured out how to test the brainpower in dogs, who can, apparently, teach the rest of us a thing or two about the “link between genetics and intelligence.” 
  • A meteorite might have killed an Indian bus driver near a college campus over the weekend – the first meteorite fatality since 1825, sayeth Newsweek.

Claire Hanan worked at the magazine as an editor from 2012-2017. She edited the Culture section and wrote stories about all sorts of topics, including the arts, fashion, politics and more. In 2016, she was a finalist for best profile writing at the City and Regional Magazine Awards for her story "In A Flash." In 2014, she won the the Milwaukee Press gold award for best public service story for editing "Handle With Care," a service package about aging in Milwaukee. Before all this, she attended the University of Missouri's School of Journalism and New York University's Summer Publishing Institute.