February 18, 2009
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February 15, 2009
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February 12, 2009
The Consortium of Pub-going, Loose and Forward Women
presents the The Pink Chaddi Campaign. "Indians outraged at an attack on women for drinking in a bar have gathered together to send a provocative gift of underwear to right-wing activists." [Via]
February 11, 2009
February 06, 2009
We are becoming a new species, we are becoming Homo Evolutis.
"At TED 2009, Juan Enriquez talked about the new human species emerging before our eyes. Thanks to an array of biological advances and our growing aptitude in robotics, we now find ourselves in the early days of the deliberate creation of what he called a new species." [Via]
February 05, 2009
Titanoboa - thirteen metres, one tonne, largest snake ever.
'Titanic' boa fossils provide clues to past tropical climate.
February 03, 2009
January 30, 2009
January 28, 2009
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January 24, 2009
Hawkman of the Himalayas.
British falconer Scott Mason and friends have combined paragliding and falconry into the art of parahawking. [Via]
January 23, 2009
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January 18, 2009
The natural order of things.
"Matt Ridley says that Darwinian selection explains the appearance of seemingly ‘designed’ complexity throughout the world — not just in biology but in the economy, technology and the arts." [Via]