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Half of UK men would swap sex for 50 inch TV.

Half of UK men would swap sex for 50 inch TV.

Feb 12 2008 | comment(s)

Half of UK men would swap sex for 50 inch TV.  This is the reason why when American men go to the UK the line of women wanting to talk to us can be seen from the space shuttle.
Garth Sundem has an article in the BBC News today on making

Garth Sundem has an article in the BBC News today on making

Feb 11 2008 | comment(s)

Garth Sundem has an article in the BBC News today on making the correct decisions and will be on Horizon on BBC Two at 2100GMT on Tuesday 12 February to demonstrate. He also has a new book in the works and another baby on the way. So he's pretty prolific all the way around. Excerpt from the BBC News article here.
With Valentine's Day around the corner, don't trust your instincts when it comes to selecting a mate. Human decision making is seriously flawed - but it can be fixed with a few simple sums. Be warned: this article deals primarily with shark attacks, the lottery, beer, and how to get a date using mathematics. Is it a good decision to keep reading?
Darwin Day Extravaganza And Garth Sundem On The BBC

Darwin Day Extravaganza And Garth Sundem On The BBC

Feb 10 2008 | comment(s)

We're creating a page just for Darwin Day posts and links so if you have written something, leave a comment or download the button and we'll include a paragraph and a link.

If you've written it here, it's linked automatically. Happy writing!

Also, just in time for Valentine's Day, Garth Sundem has an article in the BBC News on making the right decisions and will demonstrate his equations in Horizon on BBC Two at 2100GMT on Tuesday 12 February.

Oops, there was a Just Science again this year and we missed

Oops, there was a Just Science again this year and we missed

Feb 10 2008 | comment(s)

Oops, there was a Just Science again this year and we missed it. Mostly because we do just science every day. But it's nice that it's catching on. I wonder if baseball players have 'just baseball' carnivals? I keep thinking the whole point of science writing is writing science ... more than one time per year.
Those zany Canadians.

Those zany Canadians.

Feb 07 2008 | comment(s)

Those zany Canadians. If you disagree on global warming, you should be thrown in jail. Dr. David Suzuki said "What I would challenge you to do is to put a lot of effort into trying to see whether there's a legal way of throwing our so-called leaders into jail because what they're doing is a criminal act." Even more ironic because he is a former board member of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association.
A new book argues that scientists are motivated by sex and s

A new book argues that scientists are motivated by sex and s

Feb 07 2008 | comment(s)

A new book argues that scientists are motivated by sex and status ... and, also, scientists don't need public funding. The money quote: And they want it for the same reasons as those white-coated chemists who work so hard to make the next breakthrough scientific discovery. To advertise their sexual fitness. I knew all of you wrote here for a reason beyond altruism; you're making dates for the next conference.