January 2012
1 post
December 2011
3 posts
What he has to show is indeed a long way off, and perhaps concerns us little,...
– Samuel Johnson, on William Herschel, as quoted in The Age of Wonder, and the finest defense of basic science if I’ve ever heard one.
November 2011
3 posts
October 2011
2 posts
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September 2011
6 posts
August 2011
9 posts
July 2011
15 posts
Unlike other emotions, like fear and anger, which make your heartbeat speed up,...
– Salon
Mavi boncuk dağıtmak
Translation (from the Turkish): “to disperse blue beads.” Meaning: “To show affection to several people and make every one of them believe that they are the only one.” A difficult feat in any language.
May 2009
7 posts
In a double-blind test, subjects were presented with five unlabeled blended meat...
– Marginal Revolution: Can people distinguish pâté from dog food?
The photo below was supposed to represent “bouncing off the walls,” but I was too far gone to remember to add the caption.
April 2009
209 posts
Americans are more likely to tell pollsters they believe in global warming when...
– The Vine Blog