Glorious Japanese aquarium
The Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium is the 2nd largest in the world. As I watched this vid it actually occured to me “where are the fat people?” Then I learned in the sidebar that it is in Japan and things became clear.
The World According to Monsanto
This is a French documentary entitled The World According to Monsanto. It reveals how “the gigantic bio-tech corporation Monsanto is threatening to destroy the agricultural biodiversity which has served mankind for thousands of years.” Please watch the whole thing, and pass it on. And just say NO to GMO. Trouble is that Monsanto fought hard so that GM products don’t have to be labeled as such, so the only reliable way to know your food is GMO-free is to buy organic.
Support local farmers at farmer’s markets, join a CSA, start a garden. Stop drinking milk, cut way back on or eliminate your red meat intake, and stop being so fat. Wake up America!
Michael Pollan: fascinating lecture on the evolution of plant drugs and their ubiquity in human culture (and religion..)
This is fascinating stuff, especially the 2nd half. He was a little nerdier back in 2003!
Botany of Desire:
Dropping some science from the past few weeks
These links have been sitting in my tabs for a while, and rather than post them individually, I’m going to drop them here together.
Cheetah joins endangered species list
Scientists Back Brain Drugs for Healthy People
Is Einstein the Last Great Genius?
Proof that Albert Einstein’s black holes do exist, claim scientists
Black hole confirmed in Milky Way
Why We Procrastinate and How to Stop
Academics invent a mathematical equation for why people procrastinate
Does a short haircut mean women have gone off sex?
Men find long, wavy locks the sexiest hair do, while short hair leaves them cold, says poll
Young women ‘have more sexual partners’ than men
Birth Control Pills Affect Women’s Taste in Men
Could Males Really Become The Weaker Sex?
Cold Sore Virus Linked To Alzheimer’s Disease: New Treatment, Or Even Vaccine Possible
World’s first flying car on the roads from next year – yours for just £130,000
Stunning clouds over Mt. Rainier the other day
I didn’t see these myself, but apparently on Dec. 5 these were over Mt. Rainier. They are “lenticular” clouds:
They’re caused when the air flow is just right so when it flows over Mt. Rainier, the air gets pushed upward where it cools and condenses into clouds. Depending on how smooth the flow is, you can get some amazing cloud formations..
See here for many more pics and info.
Weekend quicklinks 7/26/08
‘Yeti’ Hair Found? Stumping analysts so far..
GTAIV PC-bound? I knew there was a reason I didn’t get a PS3 yet..
Shrooms and ESP – wacky broadcasts from 1961
Navy official thinks Flight 93 was shot down
Soy foods reduce sperm count – I’ve heard this before as it lowers testosterone, which to me is scarier heh. They’d better be sure they’re controlling for causation vs correlation..
Interesting game where you control 16 cursors
How to use a Wacom tablet to make digital art
How to digitally paint Albert Einstein
Canada’s spreading cannabis crop
Sarcasm is a survival skill? – RichardDawkins.net
Obesity % by state, map of US – there may as well just be one big word “FAT” across the whole thing
How to make your own USB NES controller, with games (source) (see also inside a light gun)
America’s most walkable cities
Creepy article about humans merging with machines in the near future
Leopard vs Crocodile
Stunning gallery of pics of a leopard attacking a crocodile, taken by Hal Brindley in Kruger National Park in South Africa.
Golden Eagle Throws Goat off Cliff
This is ridiculous, nature rules.
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