Author: Robyn
Random neat stuff from RSS feeds – Wed May 12, 2010
How dark chocolate may guard against brain injury from stroke
Random neat stuff from RSS feeds – Wed May 05, 2010
Sloths’ bizarre ‘toilet habit’
Choose Privacy Week
(h/t to BoingBoing) Lovely video from the American Library Association about privacy, what it means to people, why we should worry about it, various (mostly American) legal issues, and why
Facebook and information control
In the past week or so there’s been much fuss about several privacy-reducing changes to Facebook and how they are causing people to lose control of their information. The changes
Random neat stuff from RSS feeds – Wed Apr 28, 2010
Clive Thompson: Why We Should Learn the Language of Data How chimpanzees deal with death and dying TEDTalks : Temple Grandin: The world needs all kinds of minds – Temple
Perspective
Thank you, sir, for worrying about the right things: John Williams has been making wine in California’s Napa Valley for nearly 30 years, and he farms so ecologically that his
Sometimes the TTC rocks
On my ride home the other day I ended up stopped at a red light. There was a streetcar right next to me so when he honked I looked up
Random neat stuff from RSS feeds – Wed Apr 21, 2010
The new T. rex: A leech with an affinity for noses
Random neat stuff from RSS feeds – Wed Apr 14, 2010
In pictures: Night penguins Lightning Makes Mushrooms Multiply First Animals Found That Live Without Oxygen The Walking Behaviour of Pedestrian Social Groups and Its Impact on Crowd Dynamics
Calling All Angels
A sad farewell to Addison, a very brave small boy who was born on my 30th birthday and who named his new immune system Steve. May there be no pain
Random neat stuff from RSS feeds – Wed Apr 07, 2010
Giant, fruit-eating monitor lizard discovered in the Philippines No Car, No Problem Molly the Owl Eats the Easter Bunny Study shows that preschoolers can recognize brand names. Armed with information,
Random neat stuff from RSS feeds – Wed Mar 31, 2010
Did climate influence Angkor’s collapse? Evidence suggests changing environment can bring down a civilization Easter eggs ‘may be healthy’ Does ‘man flu’ really exist?
Random neat stuff from RSS feeds – Wed Mar 24, 2010
The Story of Bottled Water Invisibility cloak created in 3-D Women do make men throw caution to the wind, research confirms Guess who’s a sucker for high-definition television? The octopus
Pierced ears!
50/365 March 19: Pierced ears! Originally uploaded by morecoffeeplease. M is very pleased with her newly-pierced ears. She chose studs with tiny pink pearls and tolerated the piercing with not
Random neat stuff from RSS feeds – Wed Mar 17, 2010
Starling flock ‘falls from sky’ Beer Consumption Increases Human Attractiveness to Malaria Mosquitoes Water practically flies off ‘near perfect’ hydrophobic surface that refuses to get wet
Women don’t breastfeed? Here’s a thought —
— maybe hospitals should be nicer to midwives. I gave birth at Women’s College Hospital, and of all places I fully expected them to support my midwives. But they were
I’m okay, you’re okay – in small doses
Quotation of the Day for February 27, 2010 “Extroverts are energized by people, and wilt or fade when alone,” writes Jonathan Rauch in The Atlantic. “In contrast, after an hour
Random neat stuff from RSS feeds – Wed Mar 10, 2010
Embracing Your Inner Scientist
Now THAT’s how we like it
Don’t tell the groundhog.