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December 2011
Douglas Adams shares a true story →
“This actually did happen to a real person, and the real person is me. I had gone to catch a train. This was April 1976, in Cambridge, U.K. I was a bit early for the train…” - The Old Village
Cell Phones (Still) Do Not Cause Cancer →
“Here we are again going back and forth on whether or not cell phones cause brain cancer. Even though basic physics mostly rules out the possibility, fears have not subsided. Creating another scare, the World Health Organizationrecently put cell phone emissions on a list of other possible carcinogens.
But before you go buy a bluetooth headset, what exactly is the context behind this...
November 2011
Cow Clicker Founder: If You Can't Ruin It, Destroy... →
“Zynga, the company behind popular Facebook games such as Farmville and Cityville, is expected to have its initial public offering before the end of the year. Zynga is a phenomenon. More than 200 million people play its games each month. One person who doesn’t feel Zynga’s success is cause for celebration is video game designer Ian Bogost. Bogost thinks Zynga’s games are...
WatchBen Goldacre: Battling bad science
WatchThe Graphing Calculator Story
5 Logical Fallacies That Make You Wrong More Than... →
“The Internet has introduced a golden age of ill-informed arguments. You can’t post a video of an adorable kitten without a raging debate about pet issues spawning in the comment section. These days, everyone is a pundit.
But with all those different perspectives on important issues flying around, you’d think we’d be getting smarter and more informed. Unfortunately, the...
October 2011
WatchSoul Calibur V Exclusive Character Reveal Trailer (via GameTrailers.com)
Steve Jobs and Alternative Medicine →
””…For nine months, Steve rejected recommendations for evidence-based medical intervention and instead opted for a special alternative medicine dietfor which there is not one single jot of evidence that it would help. Why did he do this?, well perhaps part of what makes him unique is that he makes his own rules and has always resisted the idea of flowing with the tide and so the...
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Japan Earthquake: Six Months Later →
“Yesterday, the world commemorated the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the United States, but Sunday had another significance for Japan. It marked six months since the massive earthquake and tsunami on March 11, a date now seared in the country’s national consciousness. At 2:46 that afternoon, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck Japan offshore, triggering a tsunami wave of up to...
September 2011
