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Appeal for research brain donors
When they say “research brain donors” what they really mean is “zombie food.” But seriously, are you really going to miss your brain after you’re dead? - Worried about Antibiotics in Your Beef? Vegetables May Be No Better
Some became vegetarians to avoid antibiotics associated with meat, only to discover that carnivores managed to ruin it for everybody. (via 3qd) - Saving a Squirrel by Eating One
Let’s hope that NYC foodies don’t catch on to this fad or we can kiss the healthy population of Central Park squirrels goodbye. - Sea Ice Ends Year at Same Level as 1979
Just when you think consensus has been achieved on global warming, the ice levels have to go and return to those last seen in the 1970s. Now we are doomed to five more years of skeptics ranting despite the expected increases in erratic weather patterns. - Tetris for Trauma?
Wouldn’t it be weird if the American military were using Cold War-era Russian technology to fight more effectively in Iraq? Well, it seems that after U.S. soldiers experience trauma in the battlefield, the military have discovered that by forcing sensory overload through playing the classic game Tetris they significantly reduce the likelihood of developing PTSD.
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Originally published January 7, 2009
