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Blog Post - Becky Jungbauer - Jul 21 2009 - 11:18am

Referee's Report To A Mad Scientist

I recently got back the referee's comments on my mad scientist speech, submitted to the Journal for Villains (JV). Abstract Ha ha! 1 They 2 said 3 it couldn't [could not] be done! 4 1 colloquial 2 who? specify, cite pr ...

Article - Alex "Sandy" Antunes - Jul 31 2009 - 12:01pm

What's Between Hell And A Fart? Apparently Scientific Blogging Fave Garth Sundem

If there are two things biology guru Josh Witten likes, it's getting pummelled by very large men sans padding or helmets (it's not a sex thing, pervs)... and remote bookstores. It's his remote bookstore fetish which led him to Dulles airport ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Jul 23 2009 - 9:08pm

Dating? Heavy Girls And Environmentalists Are Out, Say Brits

Men are adopting some modern attitudes but in some ways they are still the same. According to a new study on the current thoughts and attitudes of men in the UK, 89% of men surveyed thought that any girl they date should have marriage potential and 38% t ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 24 2009 - 1:48am

Evolution and creationism: they CAN get along

Thanks to Seth MacFarlane, we can all shake hands and be friends again, as he's solved the evolution versus creationism debate- it's both! ...

Blog Post - Becky Jungbauer - Jul 28 2009 - 9:13pm

Ministry Of Silly Tweets

Ministry Of Silly Tweets It could only happen in Britain. Or the U.S. Or just about anywhere where you find bureaucrats, which is just about everywhere, I suppose. A Whitehall bureaucrat has recently published a 20 page pdf of guidelines for bureaucrats ...

Blog Post - Patrick Lockerby - Jul 29 2009 - 1:34pm

Apollo 11: What a difference an A makes

It’s 40 years this week since the Apollo astronauts landed on the moon. Analysis of the tapes shows that Neil Armstrong did say “small step for a man” – and not “small step for man” – though he said the “a” quickly and radio static obscured it. As my smal ...

Blog Post - Fred Phillips - Jul 29 2009 - 9:26pm

Stop Eating Chocolate or You May Die!

When I say 'stop eating chocolate or you may die' it is in theory, as there have been no recorded cases that I could find, so generally you need not worry. Thus, if you are sure you’re human you should be fine. ...

Blog Post - Connor Davidson - Aug 4 2009 - 9:52am

Are You A Math Addict? The Facts On Numbers Junkies

Our offices are in a building in sunny Folsom, California, a town made most famous when Johnny Cash had a concert at the nearby prison (*). It's one of those full service places where they have the phones and the furniture and a kitchen in the middl ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Aug 11 2009 - 5:17pm

A New Approach to Science – If You Can’t Explain it Invent a Particle