The Nukezilla Sunday Supplement – March 13th 2011

Every Sunday we’re going to post links to articles we think are interesting from the last week. Sundays are usually very quiet around here, so this seems like the best day to do it. We’re going to link to articles on range of subjects, including videogames, technology, movies, geek culture and much, much more.

Videogames

GDC 2011: Team Meat Discusses Super Meat Boy‘s Nearly Lethal Development - IndieGames.com This link comes courtesy of reader Stephen Pinkerton(check his blog here – there’s some interesting stiuff). It details the break-neck development of Super Meat Boy by developer Team Meat. A interesting insight into a great game.

GDC 2011: Humble Indie Bundle Creators Talk Inspiration - IndieGames.com. The second link from Stephen details the creation of the Humble Indie Bundle and where the creators got their inspiration from. Cheers!

Internet

Learning to Love the (Shallow, Divisive, Unreliable) New Media – The Atlantic. Many people bemoan the death of the “Old Media” and see the internet and sites such as Gawker as threats to journalism (myself included). This article challenges that and sees why it may just be evolution into something better.

Society

The Madoff Tapes – New York Magazine. Bernie Madoff lost a lot of people lots of money. This post examines the story behind Madoff’s crime, with a fascinating interview with him where he discusses his family and his life in prison. Compelling journalism.

Japan’s Strict Building Code Saved Lives – The New York Times. Japan has just suffered an awful earthquake, with fears of thousands killed. This article, however, looks at how the strict building code in Japan helped saved many lives.

Science

The power of lonely – The Boston Globe. Wanting to be alone is often viewed as socially strange and weird. However research is suggesting that spending time alone is actually an important part of having a social life and a formative part of your personality.

Seeing the Person Behind the Face – Discover Magazine. Some people cannot recognise faces. Prosopagnosia is the condition’s name and this post details why people are sometimes born (and sometimes develop it later in life) without the ability to tell who’s who.

The unusual uses for urine – The Guardian. Human urine has a surprising number of uses, some of which aren’t the pleasant. This article details a few, including a cure for a sore throat. Nice.