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Sex With High School Students: Amy McElhenney is a Pioneer for Justice!

Monday, June 12, 2006

Good news! Another beauty queen has been accused of having sex with one of her students! Thing is, this time the student is 18. Law is (in Texas, where this happened) you can’t have sex with public school students no matter what, but in light of this case lawmakers are considering a change. My gut [...]

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5K, Serotonin

Monday, June 12, 2006

So this weekend was no big deal.  I ran a 5k and had lunch with the guy who isolated serotonin.  I achieved all of my running goals: beating Heidi, 24minutes and that cocky looking older guy who looked like a Cary archetype. The meal proved to be an interesting insight into the field of chemistry, [...]

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The Monty Hall Problem – Goats for all!

Thursday, June 8, 2006

Let me take you to a glittering tv set complete with studio audience, gameshow host and three glittering doors.  Behind one door is that newest sports car you’ve had your little eye on.  The other two have goats and your are allergic to goats.  You want that car.  You are told by the hypermelanic host [...]

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Godblessyourshiznit

Wednesday, June 7, 2006

Put it on your car bumper.  Wear it as a slogan on your chest.  Attempt to speak it out loud!  It’s the brand new meme straight from Lance!

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Stone Mountain Carving Visible with Google Earth

Wednesday, June 7, 2006

Seriously, Google Earth is blowing my mind. It has a Terrain mapping feature which allows you to get into your map, not just view it from overhead. I tried that with Stone Mountain, GA and was surprised to see that the bas relief carving of the confederate generals and those poor horses were totally visible! [...]

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Links – The smart and the not-so

Monday, June 5, 2006

Asia Carrera is in Mensa? Her (SFW) FAQ doesn’t exactly read that way. Dancia McKellar (aka Winnie Cooper) is now every math-geeks dream-girl. Wireless Camera Hunter! Set your voyeristic fantasies loose and peer into the cameras people have set up in their own houses! What purpose is it that the Komen NC Race for the [...]

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Sex is a Good Mutation Aggregator

Sunday, June 4, 2006

From an evolutionary perspective, the cost of sex must greatly outweigh its benefit. To better understand the benefits that sex brings to the table let’s consider the costs. A mature individual capable of asexual reproduction is guaranteed to reproduce. Now let us imagine ourselves as a math nerd in junior high school. Suddenly the advantages [...]

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Difficulty of Re-evolving a De-evolved Trait

Sunday, June 4, 2006

“A cave was recently found where they discovered two new species,” Meredith said.  “One of them is pure white and blind!  Once a fish has lost its eyesight through evolution, do you think it would be able to re-evolve it if the species were exposed to light?” My first thought was that that a blind [...]

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