The coming apocalypse

There are days when I wish I hadn't read Bill Bryson's A Short History of Nearly Everything.

Today is one of them.

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I have a whole pile of science-y book reviews on two of my older blogs, here and here. Both of those blogs have now been largely superseded by or merged into this one.
Something is very wrong at Amazon.com. Maybe whoever programs the software that matches purchase patterns with new releases has a strange sense of humor, but the recommendation that showed up in my email box this morning suggests remedial action is in order.
I can't complain much about this coverage: ABC plays big chunks of the talks by PZ Myers and Richard Dawkins and Peter Singer. Natasha Mitchell, the host, just lets us talk.

I also heard that the earth switching it's south and north pole is due for a couple of hundred (or thousands, don't know exactly) years. Poor yellowstone ants by the way :)

By Tammo (Tom) (not verified) on 30 Dec 2008 #permalink

HA! I was thinking the SAME THING when I read that AP news story. In fact, I don't think I go a week without quoting something from Mr. Bryson's books. You should read "Made in America" if you haven't already.