Readings for Thursday Night

Extreme Beer: No Accounting for Taste by Lizzie Buchen (New Scientist)

With beer, it clearly helps that we like to get a little drunk. Hoppier, stronger-tasting beers tend to be backed by a higher alcohol content; Pliny the Younger’s, at 11 per cent by volume, is akin to that of a fine wine. The search for a better buzz may be why we can tolerate intense aromas and flavours we would otherwise find obnoxious.

How Winter Storm Forecasting Can Be Improved by Larry Greenemeier (Scientific American)

Although a winter storm had been forecast, few were prepared for the intensity of the post-Christmas storm, which included a phenomenon known as thundersnow in some areas, shut down railways and left thousands stranded at airports across the region.

For Kodacrhome Fans, Road Ends at Photo Lab in Kansas by A.G. Sulzberger (NY Times)

An unlikely pilgrimage is under way to Dwayne’s Photo, a small family business that has through luck and persistence become the last processor in the world of Kodachrome, the first successful color film and still the most beloved.