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Author: Robyn
Random neat stuff from RSS feeds – Wed Dec 16, 2009
Octopus carries around coconut shells as suits of armour Mon Dec 14, 2009 Effect of listening to Nellie the Elephant during CPR training on performance of chest compressions by lay
Random neat stuff from RSS feeds – Wed Dec 09, 2009
PICTURES: Best Microscopic-Life Images of 2009 Named Mon Nov 30, 2009
Where is my jetpack, part 4835
(Surviving the World)
December 6, 20 years on
Pamela Cross has already said everything I would say (and more) about this sad anniversary, so I’ll just point you to her post. Her post ends with a poem. I’ll
Quotation of the Day for December 3
Quotation of the Day for December 3, 2009 “She wondered why someone would bother to write that; but then, ‘Why bother’ was never a question you could ask about more
Random neat stuff from RSS feeds – Wed Dec 02, 2009
Toronto Zoo’s elephant matriarch dies Mon Nov 30, 2009 The Gruesome Power of Raptor Talons Tue Nov 24, 2009 Learning His Body, Learning to Dance Wed Nov 25, 2009
Random neat stuff from RSS feeds – Wed Nov 25, 2009
Dirt ‘can be good for children’ Mon Nov 23, 2009 First photo of baby coelacanth Thu Nov 19, 2009 Psychologists have been watching us on the subway. Here’s what they’ve
Random neat stuff from RSS feeds – Wed Nov 18, 2009
Elephants and humans evolved similar solutions to problems of gas-guzzling brains Mon Nov 16, 2009 Thinking of a loved one can reduce your pain Sat Nov 14, 2009 Grumpy is
Some updated H1N1 math
The CDC in the US have come out with some interesting new numbers on H1N1. They now estimate that 22,000,000 US residents have contracted H1N1. Of those, 98,000 have been
Lest we forget
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Random neat stuff from RSS feeds – Wed Nov 11, 2009
Real vs Placebo Coffee Mon Nov 02, 2009 Study Finds Downloaders Spend More On Music Sun Nov 01, 2009 Surgery Museum Makes You Grateful for Modern Healthcare Sun Nov 01,
Random neat stuff from RSS feeds – Wed Nov 04, 2009
In a bad mood? According to research, it’s good for you Tue Nov 03, 2009 Pain Of Torture Can Make Innocent Seem Guilty Wed Oct 28, 2009 Wine and sea
Some H1N1 math
In which I play with some conservative estimates and conclude GET THE SHOT.
Random neat stuff from RSS feeds – Wed Oct 28, 2009
Clean Smells Promote Moral Behavior, Study Suggests Mon Oct 26, 2009 Hungry Bears Prefer Minivans Thu Oct 22, 2009 Mass extinctions: I am become Death, destroyer of worlds Thu Oct
Random neat stuff from RSS feeds – Wed Oct 21, 2009
Really?: The Claim: Garlic Can Be Helpful in Warding Off a Cold Mon Oct 19, 2009 Distracted By A Cell Phone? Some Cell Phone Users Fail To See Unicycling Clown
Random neat stuff from RSS feeds – Wed Oct 14, 2009
Children can ‘imagine away’ pain Sun Oct 11, 2009 PHOTOS: Giant Sea “Mucus” Blobs on the Rise Wed Oct 07, 2009 Royal blood disorder identified Thu Oct 08, 2009
Uhm.
Child: Guess what my favourite number is? D: Three. Me: Nine. Child: Nope, six hundred and sixty-six! Me: How come you like that number? Child: I dunno, I just do.
Random neat stuff from RSS feeds – Wed Oct 07, 2009
The Queen Anne's Revenge Shipwreck Project – Archaeological Investigations of Blackbeard's Flagship Thu Oct 01, 2009 Oldest Skeleton of Human Ancestor Found Wed Sep 30, 2009 A palaeontological mystery: Dead
I am sad my bank has no cheese vault
Quotation of the Day for September 3, 2009 “Thank heavens we caught the robbers before they grated it.” – William Bizzarri, on the theft and recovery of 570 wheels of