Archives for November 6, 2007
Halloween is a great time to bring out the racism in the racists
Posted by Greg Laden on November 6, 2007 It seems that with every new Halloween there is a new opportunity for some appalling racist act or another. Locally, we had such an event at Hamline University, and nationally, where else: The Bush Administration.
Yet Another Gene for Intelligence
Posted by Greg Laden on November 6, 2007 Obviously, I have to work this both into tonight’s talk in Grand Rapids, and blog about it: Gene governs IQ boost from breastfeeding from PhysOrg.com The known association between breast feeding and slightly higher IQ in children has been shown to relate to a particular gene in the babies, according to a report this week…
New Pig Species Discovered
Posted by Greg Laden on November 6, 2007 A new species of peccary has been discovered in the Amazon. It’s different from other peccaries in that it appears to be a frugivore. It also lives in pairs or very small family groups. This is, of course, exactly what one might expect. Frugovores eat high quality food, while the other peccaries eat lower quality…
The Girl With Eight Limbs
Posted by Greg Laden on November 6, 2007 This is interesting: Doctors began operating today on a 2-year-old girl born with four arms and four legs in an extensive surgery that they hope will leave the girl with a normal body, a hospital official said. Lakshmi is joined to a “parasitic twin” who stopped developing in the mother’s womb. The surviving fetus absorbed…
Ancient Geek History
Posted by Greg Laden on November 6, 2007 Those of you who know my older (now inactive) blog also know that I’m a Linux Jingoist. I like Linux because it gives me a clean, reliable, and superior user interface (I use Gnome most of the time) but also allows me to play with ancient, deeply embedded UNIX Mojo whenever I feel like it.…
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