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Man vs. Man and Nature at the Beijing Olympics

…industries will be shut down — unless the Tibetan monks foil the plans of the Chinese officials by running gas powered leaf blowers in Beijing around the clock. (HT: Spectre.)…



The FREAK-est Links

…the one-hit wonder. (HT: David Fortune)(Earlier) How to donate your organs and get paid leave. (HT: Nick Mulcahy)(Earlier) Bad business? It’s Hollywood’s fault. An insurance policy against extinction? (HT: Spectre)…



Not Good at Math? Blame Your Inner Fish

…to start with. (Hat tip to the always-interesting folks at Spectre.) The similarity between fish and humans caught my attention because I’ve been reading a delightful little book by my…



Seeing With Tongues

…with their tongues as I can without my glasses. Which isn’t very well, but it’s a start. (Hat tip to the amazing folks at SPECTRE who routinely send me the…



A Must-Have Robot

…I finally understand the answer to both of these questions. The book that tells the full story is here. See also his visit with Stephen Colbert. (Hat tip to Spectre)…