Last time I talked about the funny cantering gait I go into when I'm running, I described how it's easier to turn sharp corners because both feet are on the ground at the same time ( Read more... )

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Question: What happens when a cat is tossed into a snow drift ( Read more... )

Taken from Space.com, an alternate definition of the term "Blue Moon".

On the almanac page for August 1937, the calendrical meaning for the term "blue moon" was given ( Read more... )

Many people find foreign accents sexy. I'm sure it's linked to the general attraction of the exotic. What I wonder is if that's all based on a biological response to the fact that very differing gene sets are preferable to similar ones in breeding pairs for the purpose of species reproduction and evolution.

So I just got back from a two-hour lecture on volcanos and climate change and all that good stuff ( Read more... )