Saturday, April 26, 2008

Random Bytes

Hmmmmm, I wonder which story will get the most hits???

Boy or Girl? The Answer May Depend on Mom’s Eating Habits
NYTimes.com
April 23, 2008

Penis theft panic hits Kinshasa
by Joe Bavier
Namibian.com, April 24, 2008

Mystery Of Ancient Supercontinent's Demise Revealed
ScienceDaily
Apr. 24, 2008


Infant Carrying Ruled Out As Reason Why Early Humans Walked Upright, According To New Research
ScienceDaily
Apr. 23, 2008

Are Big Brains Smarter?
LiveScience.com
April 18, 2008


1,500 Belgians Break Coke-And-Mentos Explosion Record
By Alexis Madrigal
Wired.com; April 25, 2008

Intelligent design film far worse than stupid: Ben Stein's so-called documentary ‘Expelled’ isn't just bad, it's immoral
By Arthur Caplan, Ph.D.; MSNBC.com; April. 23, 2008

World's Rarest Gorillas Gain New Refuge
Dan Morrison
National Geographic News; April 22, 2008

Did Lincoln's assassin escape? Science may finally lay debate to rest
By Edward Colimore
PhiladelphiaInquirer, April 26, 2008
This one is from Tanya...in response to the post above about the anniversary of Booth's death. Thanks Tanya! (I added it after the fact, hence the out-of-order chronological sequence).

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Hi Sue,
I've been a silent reader for a while. Thought I would say hello, and pass along this article from the Philadelphia Inquirer about John Wilkes Booth. Ciao!

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/homepage/18242039.html

Sue said...

Thanks for 'coming out of the closet." I saw the Philadelphia hits, but didn't know who was responsible. Now I can put a name with a dot on the clustermap!!

I hope all is well. And thanks for the link.