Due to a trip this week’s Information Overload is a bit earlier and shorter than usual. There won’t be a new issue next week by the way.

You should never want to be average — unless you are below average. This is a cry for normalcy, when so many others wish to be abnormal.

• Being deaf
  If you ever wondered how it’s like to be deaf, you should read this.
• It’s not feminism that hurts men
  I agree. A lot of men suffer because of how society taught them men ought to be.
• Al-Jazeera’s ®Evolution
  Interesting article about Al-Jazeera and the role of the Quatari government in the network.
• First Impressions Count
  Some statistical analysis regarding first impressions.
• Former Colombian Hostage Is Suspected of Helping Plan His Kidnapping
  Another bizarre story from the Columbian conflict.
• What Science Owes The Rodeo
  A very personal story about a scientist.