What would you do with more money than you knew what to do with?
“A 45-year Scottish property developer who had become so rich he was able to retire at 36 was sentenced to five years in jail this week following a major cocaine bust last year.
James Brown — that’s his name! — had apparently been dipping so heavily into his colossal cocaine stash that his nose collapsed as a result.”
Attention Citizen Scientists!
You can help to track Zombie Bees. Or…”ZomBees”
[John Hafernik, a professor of biology at San Francisco State University, and his colleagues] have launched ZomBeeWatch.org, a citizen science project that allows people to help them track suspicious bee behavior and collect specimens.
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/2012/07/24/are-zombie-bees-infiltrating-your-neighborhood/
In honor of the 25th anniversary of the Princess Bride
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0-FWweJLRc
Wallace Shawn is wonderful.
This is one way to get your writing out there.
“A fervent, female Facebook defender of Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has been identified by the Post as a man (and part-time sci-fi writer) speaking out in favor of his boss…Silver’s office called the plot twist “inappropriate” and is looking into it, while at least Eggler’s side-project stories are getting noticed.”
Regular Cannabis Use Has Unexpected Effect On Creativity
Studies tested how cannabis use affects creativity, error detection and neurotransmitters.
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Turns out I’m not a psychopath. Hooray!
Assuming I told the truth while I was filling out this test, that is, which a psychopath would totally not do.
Here is the online test. Try it yourself. No remorseless lying!
So when someone strolls into your office reeking of Axe, feel free to assume the worst.
“Researchers in Australia tested a theory that psychopathy — a severe personality disorder characterised by lack of empathy, antisocial behaviour and callousness — may be linked to impaired smell ability.”
I need to go around waving stinky things at everyone I know, and then closely monitoring their reactions. It’s the only way I’ll feel safe now.
I’m going with “yes.”
In conclusion, acute caffeine ingestion significantly improved endothelial function assessed by brachial artery FMD in subjects with and without CAD and was associated with lower plasma markers of inflammation.