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Michael: "Also, the production of biofuels uses as much or more energy than it produces."Bullshit.
The most historically American crop is also the most versatile. Corn (Zea mays) is essentially grass that has been cultivated and bred to the size it is today. Originally cultivated in Mexico 7,000 years ago, corn is now…
October 13 2010, 7:50am | Comments »
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! Genius pancake dude Jim (of Jim's Pancakes) raises the bar for pancake virtuosity with this 3D dinosaur skeleton puzzle made of delicious pancakestuff: "During our recent trip to New York we visited the Museum of Natural History.…
October 11 2010, 10:14pm | Comments »
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We just signed an agreement to invest in the development of a backbone transmission project off the Mid-Atlantic coast that offers a solid financial return while helping to accelerate offshore wind development—so it’s both good business and good…
October 11 2010, 9:17pm | Comments »
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The Late Movies: Cooking Shows on Crack
Sometimes it takes a special blend of trippy editing tricks to show us just how weird cooking shows really are. There’s nothing like a little slow-mo, a creeping digital zoom, unsettling music and a lot of reverb to…
October 11 2010, 7:30pm | Comments »
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Too much light at night may lead to obesity, study finds
"Persistent exposure to light at night may lead to weight gain, even without changing physical activity or eating more food, according to new research in mice. Researchers found that mice exposed to a relatively dim light at night…October 11 2010, 3:25pm | Comments »
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I posted to facebook.com
Michael Oh, this is gonna be a good life, this is gonna be a good life, this could really be a good life!
October 11 2010, 11:07am | Comments »
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Expertise seems to work most effectively in the unconscious mind. An intriguing new study on predicting the outcome of football matches suggests that a period of unconscious thought, at least for experts, is most effective for accurately calling…
October 11 2010, 9:35am | Comments »
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have occasionally bothered my roommates in this waypretty...
have occasionally bothered my roommates in this way pretty things - baron saturday
October 11 2010, 9:12am | Comments »
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I posted to last.fm
October 11 2010, 3:16am | Comments »
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I posted to google.com
Michael: I don't know why this is on Language Log. Seems more like a Mind Hacks kind of article. Interesting, regardless.
In last week's news, there was a fair amount of interest in a study finding that women apologize more than men do. Curiously, there has been no coverage so far, as far as I can tell, by the…October 10 2010, 4:32pm | Comments »
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October 9 2010, 7:55am | Comments »
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I posted to google.com
Sesame Street Old Spice ad parody
Like the Old Spice man, Grover wants to change the way you smell -- so that you can understand "ON." Sesame Street: Smell Like A Monster (Thanks, Dave!) Goodbye Old Spice Guy Old Spice Guy has competition Elder…
October 9 2010, 2:56am | Comments »
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