This isn’t a political thing. It’s an entertainment thing, though it does involve that ridiculous person, Sarah Palin. In short, ads and the Web page for an episode of her talk show made it appear as though rapper LL Cool J was a participant. But really, the show had grabbed an interview LL Cool J [...]
Archive | March, 2010
The Best Joke in the World
Just listened to the latest Guardian Science podcast, and although it was mainly not very interesting (a rare occurrence, indeed), there was some good stuff about laughter and humor. The guest, Mr. or Dr. Something or other, said that his best guess at the evolutionary background of laughter is that it was a social indication [...]
Finding a Job: Try This
Print your resume on a t-shirt. This is by far not the worst idea I’ve heard of. “Tap shoulder for contact information.”
My Kingdom for a Horse!
The battle of Bosworth ended Richard III’s rule and put the first Tudor, Henry, on the throne. Now, archeologists have conclusively located the battlefield where it happened (in 1485). They even found, right on the field, a silver badge, shaped like a boar. These badges were worn only by Richard’s most-trusted knights, so this is [...]
Spring Equinox
So it’s here! Today the sun appears to drift directly over the equator. The day is roughly as long as the night in both the southern and northern hemispheres. And after today, until late June, each day in the Northern hemisphere will be a little longer than the previous day. (In the Southern hemisphere: Darkness [...]
Benford's Law
I’ve been listening to the Radiolab podcast (which is excellent). I recently listened to their issue about numbers. Some cool stuff in there, like how and when babies start to understand quantities (logarithmically and very young). The thing that interested me the most was Benford’s law. Here’s my succinct definition. BENFORD’S LAW The world prefers [...]
Genetically Modify Your Meat
I always figured that the (far) future of meat-eating would be nanotechnology. Cows are basically made of grass and water, right? I mean, they’re machines in which grass and water go in, and muscle and eyeballs and hair come out. And a blade of grass is a machine in which dirt and water and light [...]
Been Away
Took 4 days to visit Savannah and I come back to a late weeklyrob! Geez, do I have to do everything myself? Had myself a nice little birthday, followed by my wife’s birthday, followed by our anniversary (today). But I haven’t been on the Web since Thursday, and I haven’t paid attention to the news. [...]
Inflammation = Bad
Every time I turn around, I hear about inflammation. I think that inflammation is the scourge of humanity. I’m not joking. I once attended a bunch of lectures given by lots of different doctors on different subjects. The lectures were not linked by content, but practically every doctor said two things: 1. In my field, [...]
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