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[cofax7]

The several scientists reading me might find this post interesting; it's a report of a study about children's perceptions of scientists, before and after a visit to Fermi Lab.

According to BoingBoing's summary of this study, people tend to associate "north" with "up" and therefore consider southern routes easier. Man, the human mind is a strange

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[breyer]

According to BoingBoing's summary of this study, people tend to associate "north" with "up" and therefore consider southern routes easier. Man, the human mind is a strange place.

It's not just the human mind. Treebeard in the LOTR movie also enjoyed going south, because it felt as if he was going downhill. ;-)

[kroki_refur]

See, I've been telling people for as long as I can remember that north is whatever direction is uphill, but for some reason they don't seem to believe.

I know these things. I'm a geologist.

[se_parsons]

Surprised to see Jack Vance isn't mentioned on the Space Opera thing.

Especially considering

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Opera_%28novel%29