Quick Picks on ScienceBlogs, August 8

Editor's picks for your reading pleasure on Tuesday, August 8:

• "Cat's Cradle, by Kurt Vonnegut"

  Benjamin Cohen on a book that stands up after a dozen readings.

• "Buy Stock in Abloy"

  Tim Lambert reports on a report that new innovations in thievery have made the pin-tumbler lock obsolete.

• "Psychics at the Atlanta Zoo"

  The Atlanta Zoo has hired psychics to predict whether their panda is expecting; Orac is not amused.

• "Carnivalia, and an open thread"

  Don't you love open threads? I do. They're like the digital equivalent of a Quaker meeting. PZ's got one up now over at Pharyngula...

• "Where Does Your Gas Come Fron?"

  Jonah Lehrer hails a fantastic piece of reporting in the Chicago Tribune.

• "How can Hooters support the fight against breast cancer..."

  Abel's wife is an oncologist who works on breast cancer. She attends an annual conference that is located not far from a Hooters franchise. Is there some way that the establishment could be enlisted to raise awareness or otherwise aid the fight against the disease? Don't laugh. Also: Shelley responds.