Steven Davy is web editor for The World. He oversees theworld.org and the show's social media.
[View the story "The World on Twitter, Thursday morning: Aug. 23" on Storify] The World on Twitter, Thursday morning: Aug. 23 Here are some of the stories we’re thinking about this morning: The geographic origin of ‘serendipity’, Iranian oil headed for Japan, gospel music in Paris, and more. Storified by PRI’s The World · Thu, Aug 23 2012 07:15:34 Syria Seen as Trying to Roil Lebanon http://nyti.ms/PB5XwyAaron Schachter A profile of a popular female Russian DJ. Who hates playing Russia. http://bit.ly/RFM39dAndrew Sussman The geographic origin of the word ‘serendipity,’ and a not-so serendipitous scientific discovery from Serendip. http://bit.ly/PEAzxhRhitu Chatterjee Where all the great French wines go… Chateau de Gevrey-Chambertin Bought by Chinese Tycoon http://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2012/08/chateau-de-gevrey-chambertin-bought-by-chinese-tycoonAdeline Sire Iran oil to Japan and South Korea http://ow.ly/daLBFStephen Snyder A dark cartoon about the death of journalists covering Syria. More later today on The World. http://ow.ly/i/Sbum @pritheworld #syriaGlobal Cartoons BBC News – 1/3 of Paralympic competitors w spinal injuries may be harming themselves to boost performance: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19325756#FBM111561 #theworldTory Starr Feast on Europe’s best food trucks http://ow.ly/daiei @lonely planet #lp #travelApril Peavey BBC News – Gospel music in Paris flourishes: http://bbc.in/TVLsgI. Maybe one for @MarcoWerman?Clark Boyd Cool. "Check out this girl crushing it on a skateboard in front of the Bamiyan Buddha craters" http://ow.ly/daPrh @skateistanSteven Davy I want to find out more about what’s at the root of instability fears in Ethiopia. http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/2012/0822/As-Ethiopia-looks-beyond-strongman-Meles-fears-of-instability-video#.UDYR-EECM2Y.twitter via @CSMonitorMarco Werman China to Spend $372 Billion on Cutting Energy Use, Pollution: Scientific American http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=china-to-spend-372-billion-on-cutting-energy-use-and-pollution&WT.mc_id=SA_sharetool_Twitter via @sciamPeter Thomson NYTimes: Book Will Describe Raid That Killed Bin Laden http://nyti.ms/SmZZlYJeb Sharp
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