Archive for the 'Science' Category

The most isolated man in the world

Posted in Adventure, Economics, Geography, Jesus, Politics, Science, Travel by Sean on August 22nd, 2010 @ 9:27 AM

From Slate:
A few Brazilians first heard of the lone Indian in 1996, when loggers in the western state of Rondônia began spreading a rumor: A wild man was in the forest, and he seemed to be alone. Government field agents specializing in isolated tribes soon found one of his huts—a tiny [...]

Dirpy

Posted in Music, Science by Sean on August 20th, 2010 @ 10:49 PM

Joe will make good use of this.

Cues of Fertility

Posted in Science by Sean on June 14th, 2010 @ 9:16 PM

From the Telegraph UK:
Men weigh up potential partners almost instantaneously based on their appearance because their “ancient” genetic preference for attractive mates leads them to, experts claim.
According to research, a woman with an attractive face is taken by men to be fertile and able to continue the family line, appealing to the man’s survival instinct.
In [...]

Happy Hours

Posted in Culture, Food & Drink, Science, Work by Sean on March 31st, 2010 @ 7:57 PM

David Brooks in the NY Times:
The daily activities most associated with happiness are sex, socializing after work and having dinner with others. The daily activity most injurious to happiness is commuting. According to one study, joining a group that meets even just once a month produces the same happiness gain as doubling your income. According [...]

Crush

Posted in Art, News, Science by Candice on March 20th, 2010 @ 11:29 PM

I have a big crush on New Bohemia Signs. I’ve had my eye on them for a while - they do great work - handpainted signs, gold gilding, etc. etc. I kind of cold contacted them to redo their website/try to intern there. (Josh Luke works there and pointed me in the [...]

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