August 30, 2009
The Placebo effect
is getting stronger. The effect of sugar pills is estimated to have doubled (in some instances) in 2 decades, the effect varies in strength from country to country and even the colour of the pills is being shown to have an impact. Fascinating stuff (and my first exposure to the term nocebo too).
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August 29, 2009
August 28, 2009
There once was a Curious George...
Does anyone know any good bawdy (but not filthy) limericks or poems?
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August 27, 2009
August 26, 2009
YES!!
Oh yes oh yes. Clippy messes with the wrong .doc
August 25, 2009
August 24, 2009
Revolutionize Your Butt!
I'll see your Monkey Western and raise you a Winker.
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August 22, 2009
The Rorschach Paintings.
"In creating her new series, Pareidolia, artist and chemist Vesna Jovanovic detected biomorphic and medical forms in blots of ink." [Via]
August 20, 2009
All Hail Homunculus
Over on the gray, our and MeFi's own Homunculus is being justly honoured on the occasion of his 1000th ! post!
Here on MoFi, he's made nearly 500 first-rate posts and innumerable thoughtful contributions to others' posts.
Way to go, you little devil!
The Longest Poem in the World
is composed by aggregating real-time
public twitter updates and selecting pairs that rhyme.
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August 19, 2009
Golden Power.
(Approx 10min youtube vid). Two very strong acrobats compete in the 6th International Circus Festival of Budapest, 2006.
Reader's Digest goes bankrupt.
That which is digested: either vomit or shit.
August 18, 2009
BBC: The zombies would win.
Using infectious disease modelling techniques, the University of Ottawa has conducted a study [pdf] detailing the spread of a zombie attack. Conclusion: "It's imperative that zombies are dealt with quickly or else... we are all in a great deal of trouble."
August 17, 2009
Got an abyss?
You need a ficus.
26 Monkeys, also the abyss.
A whimsical SF short story nominated for both the Nebula and the Hugo this year. A story with real monkeys! Ten minute read. I loved it.
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