Don’t talk to aliens, warns Stephen Hawking - Times Online

Apparently the good doctor thinks we should be cautious with Aliens, as they may come and conquer or kill us!

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Thought I'd try the Dewey Colour System test (a "serious attempt" to divine a career path for you) after reading about it in seventhsqueal's journal. Here's my short (and free) result (illo added by me):

You're a Scientific Thinker


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I got the February/March issue of the Scientific American Mind out of the library the other day. It seemed to be chock full of articles that looked interesting, like "Sexuality and Choice" and "Do Animals Really Love you?".

Is being Gay a Choice?

The first article (by Robert Epstein) asked whether or not Being Gay and Lesbian was genetically ( Read more... )

...right now on SBS Genetically modified goats that produce "anti-thrombin" (sp?) for sick humans. Sounds a lot like that little kitten in Dune that the Mentat had to milk for an antidote.
Transgenic goats

Species cross-over! The future is here!