Monthly Archives: November 2007
Frankenstein’s Spider Goat Teaching Video
If they are so OK with the spiders, why are they all wearing protective face-wear?Anyway, this is a potentially useful video for teaching genetics. Captivating, good graphics, a balance of the icky and the cute, etc.
What if …
Somewhat funny look at what your email would be like if
Microsoft, not Google, had created Gmail? What would be the differences in that web mail client for users today? What if we apply some of the same design rules that brought us Hotmail, for instance?
DI Being Bad
$5,000 per error. Glad this does not apply to blorgs. Er, blogs.
A new bunch of math text books slated for implementation in Texas was werefound to have 109,263 errors. Apparently, in Texas, the publishers are fined $5000 per error. That comes out to $546,315,000.The publisher, Houghton Mifflin, is working hard to correct the errors….[source]
Which way is this bus traveling?
Linux Terminal Fun
A handful of cool tricks you can do with the Linux Terminal. If you have a Linux Terminal. If you don’t, you should consider getting one. Continue reading Linux Terminal Fun
Sex Difference in Sex Drive
According to a story in the last issue of Psychological Science:
… for most women, high sex drive is associated with increased sexual attraction to both men and women. For men, however, high sex drive is associated with increased sexual attraction to only one sex or the other, depending on the individual’s sexual orientation. These results suggest that the correlates of sex drive and the organization of sexual orientation are different for women and men.
Tax the Churches
Tax the business owned by the churches.
What is wrong with this picture?
Every Culture Has A ….
… has a what!?!?I don’t know how many times I’ve heard the phrase “Every culture has a story about a flood…” This is very annoying because a) it is not true (I can think of several cultures that do not) and b) it is very Euro-centric, as are most phrases that start with “Every culture has a…”So, I decided to enter the phrase “Every culture has a” into Google and see how many other stupid ideas I could find. Continue reading Every Culture Has A ….
Ken Miller on Apes and Humans
Double Dose of Gunter
Elephants Are Not Ethnic-Blind
I have had this experience. I’ve traveled literally hundreds of kilometers by foot together with Efe (Pygmy) hunters in the Ituri Forest. We see very few animals. The few we do see are attacked, killed, and eaten. Well, a lot of them actually get away, but that is the idea.
But I’ve also traveled many kilometers (not as many) alone. I would see many animals, and yes, they would run (or climb or whatever) away, but not as desperately. They knew I was not really one of the hunters, although I tried my best to look tough and hungry.
Information about Chiropractry
Information about chiropractic treatment.Back pain? Just feeling down and want and adjustment? Are your legs different lengths?Find out more about Chiropractry here.[hat tip: Pharyngula]