Japanese physicists claim to have created element 113. If confirmed, this would mark the first time an Asian nation has won naming rights to an element on the periodic table. Here’s hoping the data holds up.

We’ll be hearing a lot over the next week or so about how much Presidential debates can change the outcome of elections. Before getting carried away, you might want to read this article about how small their impact really is.

Connecting Zadie Smith to Virginia Woolf through NW.

Later.