Sunday, February 3, 2008

Random Bytes

Afghan Student Sentenced to Death After Downloading Report
By Kim Zetter; February 01, 2008
Wired.com

This is a scary one. A way to respond is included in the article. I've been a bit out of touch with the news since getting back, has this story appeared elsewhere? You'd hope that if it's true, it would be plastered all over the internet.

Shoes were worn at least 40,000 years ago
Telegraph.co.uk; 24/01/2008

Nike or Bass should get in on this -- M&M Mars once supported dental caries research on Neandertals -- it seems a natural ;-)

Grim secrets of Pharaoh's city By John Hayes-Fisher; 25 January 2008; BBC.com

Turns out Zahi Hawass - who now apparently considers himself an expert osteologist in addition to his many other claimed skills - is supporting Akhenaten. I'm gonna go with Kemp and Rose on this one...

Blue-eyed Humans Have A Single, Common Ancestor ScienceDaily (Jan. 31, 2008)

I was left wondering if they looked at other blue-eyed primates, birds, cats, fish, etc. And is this a single gene trait? Plus, is variation in melanin of no selective advantage (positive or negative)?


My eHarmony Experiment: Can This Marriage Be Matched?
By John Tierney; February 1, 2008
NY Times.com


The Claim: Never Drink Hot Water From the Tap

By ANAHAD O’CONNOR; January 29, 2008
NYTimes.com

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