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Date: December 12th, 2008

FYI – ‘Blog’ is not short for Blagojevich

12 December, 2008 (09:26) | Humor, Politics, Satire |

Top Ten Messages Left On Rod Blagojevich’s Answering Machine
“I’m calling about your Senate seat on Craigslist. Want to trade for a futon?”

My Hovercraft is Full of Eels

12 December, 2008 (08:06) | Science-general, Silly |

Hungarian phrasebook sketch comes to life
The journal of the Max Planck Research Institute was hit by this little problem: they used some lovely Chinese calligraphy on their cover without looking up the meaning.

Johnny on the Spot

12 December, 2008 (05:38) | Science-general | 1 comment

Top Scientific Mnemonics
Memorize these phrases to learn the first eighteen elements – when you are done, make up your own phrases for some of the others.
Happy Henry Likes Beer But Could Not Obtain Four Nuts
That gives us the first 10: Hydrogen, Helium, Lithium, Beryllium, Boron, Carbon, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Fluorine, Neon.
Naughty Magpies Always Sing Perfect Songs [...]

Doctor Obvious Publishes Again

12 December, 2008 (05:38) | Other science |

Science Dweebs Often Virgins
A study published in the current issue of the journal Sexual Health found that science students were more likely to be virgins than their artsy classmates.
[…]
Nature podcast editor Adam Rutherford has a few ideas. “I just hate it when stereotypes are right,” he posted on the UK’s Guardian website. “The research does [...]

 

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