Horseshoe Crabs' Usefulness to Humans Puts Them in Danger. (via TYWKIWDBI)
Should I give up my small town high school boyfriend for a college education? Good advice in both the video and the comments.
A Hospital Designed for Real World Patients. Western architecture doesn't work in Rwanda.
Diet Sodas are Starting to Die Out (Sort of). (via Digg)
168 Science Jokes For The Hidden Nerd Inside You.
The Bogdanoff twins have died of covid. If you don't know the name, you'll recognize their picture.
A new study brings us the shocking news that tax cuts for the rich do not improve the economy. This confirms many previous studies that show trickle-down economics do not trickle down. (via Metafilter)
One Unique Maine Coon Cat. (via Nag on the Lake)
A blast from the past (2015): 12 Clever and Creative Snowmen.
The diet soda link has a glitch, the (via Digg) and everything after it should be removed from the URL.
ReplyDeleteThanks for catching that, Aerschig! I got it fixed.
ReplyDeleteLove the radiation research snowman!
ReplyDeleteHere's a working link for the diet soda story: https://www.neatorama.com/2022/01/03/Diet-Sodas-are-Starting-to-Die-Out-Sort-of/
ReplyDeleteThe link for 168 science jokes shows 40 and at the bottom is a statement the 168 had been edited, but if you click on that statement it'll take you to the 168.
ReplyDeletePepsi One and Coke Zero both had a unique hint of cinnamon aftertaste that was really good. They didn't have to be stone cold to drink them. But Pepsi One got killed and Coke Zero got changed, so there's nothing cool on the market anymore. Reduced to drinking water like commoners. Oh the humanity!
How can they deny the existence of trickle down when the 1% are peeing on us every day?
ReplyDeleteI guess a shower is different than a trickle.
As a youngster I spent about 12 summers on the Delaware Bay and was very familiar with Horseshoe Crabs. They were harmless, but stinky when they washed up dead. Fascinatingly primitive creatures and it is sad to hear about their decline.
ReplyDeleteYou know, I'm somewhat of a scientist myself:
ReplyDeleteIf it moves, it's biology.
If it stinks, it's chemistry.
If it doesn't work, it's physics.
I only tell science jokes periodically,
so here goes:
Two chemists walk into a bar.
The first one says "I'll have H20".
The second one says "I'll have H20 too".
The second one dies.
Ehh. Science is pretty cool though. For
instance Science can tell you how to
clone a Tyrannosaurus Rex. Humanities,
on the other hand, can tell you why this
might be a bad idea.
The Bogdanoff twins. Imagine not wanting to inject something into your body....
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