Sunday, March 23, 2008

Random Bytes

How Realistic Is 10,000 B.C.? Did woolly mammoths help build the Pyramids?
By Chris Wilson
Slate.com, March 17, 2008

Writer Arthur C. Clarke Dies at 90
By RAVI NESSMAN; Mar 18, 2008
Wired.com

Late to Rise: Does oversleeping make one feel more tired than sleeping a normal seven to eight hours?
By C. CLAIBORNE RAY
NYTimes.com; March 18, 2008

For Scientists, a Beer Test Shows Results as a Litmus Test
By CAROL KAESUK YOON
NYTimes, March 18, 2008

In Most Species, Faithfulness Is a Fantasy
By NATALIE ANGIER
NYTimes.com;
March 18, 2008

Ranger held over gorilla killings
BBC.com; 19 March 2008

Life Expectancy Tied to Education
By Steven Reinberg
LiveScience.com
11 March 2008

2 comments:

Jaime said...

Hmmm...I think at the meetings we should see who's knocking back the most beer. And you know what, most of them will be VERY WELL published.

I feel like the study may hold for ornithologists, but not for anthropologists (and certainly not for archaeologists!).

Sue said...

Had the same thought. Seems a discipline-specific study needing further research.