“Police are still piecing together what led to the killings…” Man, that Andy Strickler can write a punchline. More gruesome details at Newsday.com
Monthly Archive August, 2008
Newsweek urges parents to cut themselves some slack
It appears that if you test your child’s DNA, you may be off the hook for being an incompetent parent.
More than earlier generations, new parents are panicked that they’re going to screw up. That feeling is fed by posts on Web sites such as UrbanBaby, in which someone, somewhere, can be counted on to flame your every parenting decision. But for parents who look back in sadness—perplexed that although they did everything “right,” their child is not as kind, or intelligent, or self-confident, or well adjusted as the recipes promised—the emerging science offers an explanation…
What Your Child’s DNA Can Tell You About Parenting | Newsweek Culture | Newsweek.com
Animal attacks on humans reach frightening levels
“When a wild animal is just about not-scared-enough to approach a human, but still has enough fear heating its blood to unleash a frenzy at the slightest provocation, it’s in a uniquely dangerous state.”
Stamps Exhibiting Modern Design
A delightful set of stamps by Adapt or Die on Flickr. Bright colors, stencil shapes, Olympians.
Plus, a discussion of the stamps and points of interest among them at Grain Edit
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Defective Yeti on Use of the Word Hoax
Whenever I hear the word “hoax” leave the mouth of someone in power, I like to imagine it wearing a little t-shirt reading “I’m With Stupid.”
Carl Zimmer’s Science Tattoo Emporium
I will sleep better tonight knowing that someone has a “favourite type of neuron”.
Sandra writes, “My tattoo is an intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cell, my favourite type of neuron. Only discovered a few years ago, it detects light without vision and communicates directly to a part of the brain (the suprachiasmatic nucleus) that helps control circadian rhythms.”
Maths, molecules, mammals, microorganisms n’ more at Carl Zimmer’s Science Tattoo Emporium.
