News pool from August 6, 2012

[via Economist]:

Corn on the Cusp

[via NPR]:

The Miracle of the felt-tipped pen

[via NPR]:

Massive Ice Melt

[via Wired UK]:

Yellow River

[via Wired UK]:

Cheetah Record

[via Wired UK]:

Kickstarter Goes Brickstarter

[via Wired UK]:

News On Malaria

[via Personal Democracy]:

Ushahidi and the Long Tail of Mapping for Social Change

[via Economist]:

Eletist or egalitarian?

[via The Guardian]:

Indian free magazine targets autorickshaw passengers

[via Hacker's News]:

Fake Syria News