Merry Monday. Links for you. Science:
Bones from a Cheddar Gorge cave show that cannibalism helped Britain's earliest settlers survive the ice age
Hyperlinks support the type of reading scientists have always done
Web genomics exposes ethics gaps. While connecting SNPs to playful traits such as curly hair and optimism, 23andMe reveals loopholes in the regulation of genomics research
Other:
The Unsentimental Warrior
Making Yourself Dispensable
Offenses Big And Small
Germany's Bad Folk History
Endless war, a recipe for four-star arrogance
Senate Millionaires Declare Class War On The Rest Of Us
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I got to thinking about my most-prized possessions. Which are they really? Which of my stuff would I try to rescue if the house caught fire, or if we had to flee enemy troops and bring along or hide our valuables?
The following is my most popular post, by far, from the "old" bioephemera (originally published Jan 5, 2007). I'll do a repost each week for the next few weeks to give new readers a taste of the blog. . .