How Scientific Method Works How did you do in the 8th Grade Science Quiz? Get hip to how Science is made fresh daily. more inside

Could You Pass 8th Grade Science? Another of them fun quizzes that make you feel dumb. more inside

The next victim of climate change: our minds? "Everyone's worrying about resource management and the spooky, unpredictable changes in the ecosystem... But we should also be concerned about the huge toll climate change will inflict on our mental health. In the modern, industrialized West, many of us have forgotten how deeply we rely on the stability of nature for our psychic well-being."

Doll clothes (SFW, I think). Plus recycling dolls for charity. more inside

Knock, Knock! Who's There? Nude Suits more inside

yellowtail (a flash thing)

Does smart = liberal? Discuss.

Aviation Week - 2008 Person of the Year. Qian Xuesen (or Tsien) founded China's missile program after being kicked out of the US in 1955. McCarthy - the gift that keeps on giving. via. And may I say - that is one heck of a portrait. more inside

Sir Edmund Hillary has died.

Crazy Old Ads It was truly a different time. [via Oddee] more inside

Star Wars Guide to the Candidates Found on Craigslist. more inside

WW1: Experiences of an English Soldier This blog is made up of transcripts of Harry Lamin's letters from the first World War. The letters will be posted exactly 90 years after they were written. To find out Harry's fate, follow the blog!

Terry Pratchett, there's light at the end of the tunnel.

It's stock-take time at British Zoos. Some animals appear to be co-operating. More pics.

I CAN HAZ HALP PLZ? At last, a relevant translation.

Apparently Mozart won't actually make your child smarter, says this email (Snopes is mute on this particular email; here's the Wikipedia page on the Mozart Effect), but here are some alternative composers parents may wish to try, for varying effects. (Thanks to our own Pallas Athena for the laugh.)

Monkey Portraits: Allegories of Brand Loyalty, by Laurie Hogin. [Via Right Some Good.]

Top Secret Audio: Democrats Meet Republicans at NH Debate.

Port shimmering: a new way to hide valuable ports in plain sight shimmer is a pair of small programs (a client and a server) that provide an alternative to port knocking program such as tumbler and are used to hide a valuable port (such as a hidden web server or SSH) on a public IP address. more inside

Fill-in the Blank Apology Form Thingy seen at Catercorner Bungits more inside