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Archive > January 2009
A fistful of Rikers. | MetaFilter
Star Trek TNG edited into brief non-sequiter delights.
The end of womyn's lands? | MetaFilter
“In 20 to 25 years, we could be extinct”: lesbian separatist communes grapple with aging, irrelevance to younger lesbians, and survival in the twenty-first century.
Language Performance And Differences In Brain Activity Possibly Affected By Sex
researchers found differences among male and female groups on activation strength linked to verbal fluency (words generation).
Language Performance And Differences In Brain Activity Possibly Affected By Sex
Bird Song Discoveries May Lead To Refinement Of Darwinian Theory
The way singing functions in bird society “doesn’t seem to be simple,” Prof. Williams said. It raises the question: What is the point of singing in the first place?
Bird Song Discoveries May Lead To Refinement Of Darwinian Theory
you thought we wouldn’t notice
but we did… designers using / stealing each other’s ideas.
Jo Marchant: Decoding the Heavens
The Antikythera Mechanism is the most stunning scientific artefact we have from antiquity. A sophisticated mechanism consisting of dials, pointers and at least thirty interlocking gear wheels, it is unique among remains from the ancient world. It is the oldest geared mechanism that survives, by many centuries. Nothing close to its complexity is seen again for more than a thousand years, with the development of astronomical clocks in medieval Europe.
Decoding The Heavens | Jo Marchant | Home
Antikythera mechanism
Massive 10ft Spinning Ice Circle Discovered in the UK
A massive spinning ice circle
two hundred sit-ups
the two hundred sit-ups training program
one hundred push ups
the hundred push ups training program
Women's Brains Respond to Manly Men | LiveScience
MRI scans revealed higher levels of brain response to the masculinized photos, particularly in women who were in the phase of their menstrual cycle immediately preceding ovulation and higher fertility.
Sports Technology For Para-athletes: Closing The Gap
recent developments that seek to close the gap between able-bodied athletes and para-athletes
The Follies of TARP | MetaFilter
according to a new report from congressional auditors…it will be impossible to sort out which of the recent rule changes and spending programs have made a difference.
Vajrapani – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
used extensively in Buddhist iconography as one of the three protective deities surrounding the Buddha. [Hercules again?]
Nio – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
wrath-filled and muscular guardians of the Buddha, standing today at the entrance of many Buddhist temples in China, Japan and Korea in the form of frightening wrestler-like statues. [Influenced by Hercules?]
Greco-Buddhism – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
the cultural syncretism between Hellenistic culture and Buddhism, which developed between the 4th century BCE and the 5th century CE
BBC NEWS | Health | MS stem-cell treatment 'success'
Stem-cell transplants may control and even reverse multiple sclerosis symptoms if done early enough, a small study has suggested. Not one of 21 adults with relapsing-remitting MS who had stem cells transplanted from their own bone marrow deteriorated over three years.
BBC NEWS | UK | Nail-bomber given life sentence
Nicky Reilly, 22, was the only person injured when he accidentally set off his home-made nail-bomb in a toilet of Exeter’s Giraffe restaurant last May.
