A Pacemaker That Fights Fat? It’s in the testing stage, but it will “provide a lower-risk alternative to bariatric surgery” when it’s approved. Okay dangit, who is RP with a birthday on 10/29? (This is “how to drive a Scorpio…
What It Takes to Ace the SAT II / Poem: Walking to Work
Happy Birthday, funnifamily! Would Shakespeare Get Into Swathmore? We and our colleagues at The Princeton Review have spent many years training students to take the SAT II, and have carefully analyzed the College Board’s essay-grading criteria. To receive a high…
They Spent Money On This Study?
Pain Hinders Depression Treatment <sarcasm>No, really? What a surprise!</sarcasm>
Monday Musing
The following randomness afflicts you courtesy of the fact that I actually got through my mail and caught up on LJ before posting it: Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness;…
OKCupid
I know this is weird, but I find the questions asked on OkCupid more interesting than the “matches” it comes up with. Of course, since I don’t make the first move, ever, time spent browsing matches is largely wasted for…
Forumla Shows Which Couples Will Divorce
Are They Gonna Get Divorced? Do the Math It All Adds Up: Mathematical Model Shows Which Couples Will Divorce –Source: Newswise, February 12, 2004. “There are no general laws of human relationships as there are for physics, but a leading…
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Happy Valentine’s Day! When you play, play hard; when you work, don’t play at all. –Theodore Roosevelt Don’t get all relaxed about the Georgia science curriculum yet: Big bang busted in science class for high schools We had a marvelous…
Links/Divorce Bill
After Packing M&M’s Together, Scientists Like What They See Okay, I didn’t see why the fact that M&Ms pack more tightly than gumballs would be significant, at first. But apparently, this fact is important to scientists who want to understand…
A What Church That Whats?
Wow—a Baptist church in Gwinnett county that supports gay marriage! I’d visit if we still lived in that area.
Valentine’s Day for the Polyamorous
Be mine, and hers, and his: Valentine’s Day for the open and polyamorous It has some good tips for the monogamous, too.