Here are some of the stories bouncing around the internet in recent weeks:
- Some of the internet’s most popular sites jointed in a protest against the FCC’s proposed net-neutrality laws. Mozilla, Netflix, Reddit and more placed a “buffering” symbol on their pages to signify what users might see if internet speeds were controlled by those companies willing to pay. The New York Times Bits blog dives a bit deeper.
- Nature discusses the White House’s new strategy to deal with antibiotic resistance. The Wall Street Journal highlights some of the plan’s criticism in Pharmalot.
- A new report on end-of-life care was released by the Institute of Medicine fresh on the heels of a recommendation by the American Medical Association about the reimbursement of doctors for time spent having end-of-life discussions with patients.
- And finally, is there a place for libraries in this digital world? Writer Johnathan Zittrain looks at the usefulness of libraries in the past while looking towards the future.