links for 2010-07-18

On 18 July 2010 tagged Links

• The Helplessness of a Father in the Internet Age – Science and Tech – The Atlantic
  "There was a time when these kinds of threats worked, and maybe it was a good thing."
  (tags: internet trolls community)
• Plants cannot 'think and remember,' but there's nothing stupid about them: They're shockingly sophisticated
  "So if plants aren't using electrical signals in nervous systems like animals, what do they do with the electrical impulses they produce? In most cases, plant biologists don't know."
  (tags: plants)