Joie De Vivre Sans Dieu
Nicolas Sarkozy, operating on the idea that happiness outranks gross national product for citizens’ well-being, will introduce a plan to assess social well-being based on complex social measures at the Group of 20 Summit. (Cathy Lynn Grossman, Faith & Reason, USA Today)

Kirk Cameron Distributing Shocking Altered Version of Darwin’s Seminal Work to U.S. College Students
In time for the 150th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s Origin of Species, a major Christian ministry is publishing an edition of the book that features an introduction rebutting the theory of evolution and making the case for “intelligent design.” The ministry, Ray Comfort’s Living Waters, is distributing tens of thousands of free copies on college campuses nationwide. Kirk Cameron, star of the ’80s sitcom Growing Pains, has recorded a video promoting the project. (Dan Gilgoff, God & Country, U.S. News & World Report)

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Water on the Moon
While it’s not quite time to build the first lunar swimming pool, scientists do report that they’ve found the chemical signature for water all over the moon’s surface, not just in the permanently shadowed craters near the poles that recent studies suggested might harbor ice. The findings give new hope to people dreaming of a lunar settlement where astronauts could live off the land. (Eliza Strickland, 80beats, Discover)

No Do-Overs in Evolution
In a kind of evolutionary bridge-burning, once a gene has morphed into its current state, the road back gets blocked, new research suggests. So there’s no easy way to turn back. (Jeanna Bryner, MSNBC)

Swine Flu Pandemic Raises Ethical Issues
Topics include duty of health-care workers to work during a serious flu pandemic; government restrictions on individual freedoms and privacy and their responsibilities administering vaccination programs; how to allocate limited medical resources; and the obligation of rich countries to share such resources with those less fortunate. (Infection Control Today)