Saturday, June 7, 2008

Random Bytes

On a Short Leash -- Did you hear about that Buddhist couple who're never more than 15 feet apart? Well, we tried it
By David Plotz and Hanna Rosin
Slate.com, June 2, 2008


West Virginia, Incest Virginia? How the Mountain State got a reputation for inbreeding
By Juliet Lapidos; Slate.com, June 3, 2008


Website Lets You Send a Post-Rapture E-Mail to Friends 'Left Behind'
By Kevin Poulsen
Wired.com
June 03, 2008


Secrets of the 7 Basic Blog Posts
By Lore Sjöberg; Wired.com, June 3, 2008


Zombie babysitters: Not-quite-dead caterpillar victims do child care for their killers
By Susan Milius
ScienceNews.com
June 3rd, 2008


The Science of Sarcasm (Not That You Care)
By Dan Hurley; NYTimes.com, June 3, 2008


How Sugar Changed the World
By Heather Whipps,
LiveScience.com
02 June 2008


Domain of the dead
By Bruce Bower; ScienceNews.com, May 29th, 2008


Court Claim: Chimps Are People, Too
By Jeanna Bryner
LiveScience.com
29 May 2008


After millennia, Baghdad Jews dwindle to a fearful handful
By Stephen Farrell; IHT.com, June 1, 2008


Why Are Senior Female Scientists So Heavily Outnumbered by Men?
By Aaron Rowe
Wired.com
May 31, 2008


Talking Distractions: Why Cell Phones And Driving Don't Mix
ScienceDaily, Jun. 1, 2008


Audubon’s insect cafeteria
By Janet Raloff
ScienceDaily.com
May 23rd, 2008

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