I'm fascinated by the conservative obession with evolution. On Illinois Review, Jill Stanek quotes with some approval this statement by Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee: If anybody wants to believe they are the descendants of a primate, they are certainly welcome to do it. I don't know how far they will march that back. But I believe all of us in this room are the unique … [Read more...] about Welcome to the Planet of the Apes
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Stripping for Science
Evidence that the effects of fertility are detectable by men: A study shortly to be published in the journal Evolution and Human Behaviour found that lap dancers in their most fertile phase of the menstrual cycle earned much more than dancers in the least fertile phase. Read the whole story. … [Read more...] about Stripping for Science
Win $20,000,000 From Google!
Want to win $20 million from Google? All you have to do is land a small spaceship on the moon and send back pictures. No, not in a video game. I'm talking about a real spaceship on the real moon. It's the Google Lunar X Prize. (Hat tip: Philipp Lenssen) … [Read more...] about Win $20,000,000 From Google!
Think I’ve Got Enough Disk Space?
2581.49 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity 1198.79 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space Yeah, me neither. I think I'm going to buy another terabyte. … [Read more...] about Think I’ve Got Enough Disk Space?
Invasion!
Cicada on a Car Tire They're baaaaaaaaack! Meet one of the Chicago area's least favorite forms of animal life, the cicada, Magicicada septendecim, also known as the 17-year locust. John Ruberry reports he's just beginning to see signs of them around his neighborhood, which is a few miles from where I live. However, when I went to visit my parents in the southwest suburbs, … [Read more...] about Invasion!