Is it the existence of the Higgs boson? (sometimes). Is it the physics behind the death of Spiderman’s girlfriend Gwen Stacy? (this is the case for many nerds, but not for me). No, it’s the July Atlantic article on governmental use (or non-use) of program evaluation findings in program funding. 

In college, many of us were REM (the rock group, not the stage of sleep) fans, although, I must say I am quite fond of that as well. Eyes aflutter, loss of reflexes, and wild dreams run amok what’s not to like about REM sleep? Anyway, the quintessential college anthem