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June 30, 2006

Our Solar System -- To Scale

Topic Categories: AstronomyEducation

pointing to a wonderful website that demonstrates just how big our solar system really is.

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Outrageous Subtitles

Topic Categories: Cultural ObservationHumorSatireSillinessStreaming videos

A silly video of a British journalist interviewing several members of the Iraqi resistance in the swirling sands near Tikrit.

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June 29, 2006

Another Origin of Species

Topic Categories: EvolutionInsectsInvertebratesSpeciationZoology

This essay describes an elegant Nature paper that investigates the role of homoploid hybridization in creating a new species of butterfly. (Homoploid hybridization is when the parent species and their hybrid offspring all have the same number of chromosomes).

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June 28, 2006

Mothership Question #8: Good Science Teaching?

Topic Categories: Ask A ScienceBloggerEducationTeaching

I finally answer this question .. with a story.

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A Pep-Talk by George W Bush

Topic Categories: HumorPoliticsSatireStreaming videos

a few words of wisdom from the man with a white fence.

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June 27, 2006

Twinkie Burritos??

Topic Categories: Cultural ObservationWeird Food

it's barfolicious! How to gross out your friends, just in time for the Fourth of July!

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Professional Smartass is not a Wise Career Option

Topic Categories: EmploymentHumorSatireSilliness

this is another one of those fun blog thangs, along with a rejection of a rejection letter that has been in circulation for approximately ten years.

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Harry Potter: Final Chapter

Topic Categories: BooksHarry Potter

Can you predict who will die in the last Harry Potter book?

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June 26, 2006

Birds in the News 64 (v2n15)

Topic Categories: Birds in the News

With lots of great news stories about birds from around the world, and featuring a gorgeous photograph of lovely pink-colored flamingos.

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June 25, 2006

Obituary

Topic Categories: Punny

and now, let's take a little time out to laugh on a truly solemn day.

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World Cup Referees

Topic Categories: World Cup Futebol

more World Cup action today .. it was less than exciting today, unless you like watching people kick each other in the face, in the chest, in the ankle, in the foot, in the .. well, you get the idea.

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June 24, 2006

What's Your Brasil Soccer Name?

Topic Categories: OnLine GamesWorld Cup Futebol

Yes, we are all Brasilians! Print out your own futebol team shirt.

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¡Arriba!

Topic Categories: World Cup Futebol

More World Cup news. Honestly, I have NO IDEA why Americans aren't more interested in futebol since it is a helluvaLOT more interesting than stupid old baseball, for example. And heck, I'd rather watch a lawn-mowing contest than a golf game.

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June 23, 2006

Let's Get this Bitch to Mount Doom

Topic Categories: FilmHumorSatireStreaming videos

.. a parody of The Lord of the Rings depicting how The Fellowship was set up. (I just embedded another copy that has not been disabled -- yet).

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A Really Challenging Geography Challenge

Topic Categories: EducationOnLine Quiz

this quiz will keep you busy while you are otherwise supposed to be working.

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June 22, 2006

HotHotHot

Topic Categories: World Cup Futebol

I saw the funnest game of the World Cup! Well, so far ..

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