Today's mega dose of irony
In order to understand what had me laughing out of control for the first time in a long time, let me give you the background that preceded the trigger...
In the October 2nd issue of Science, a major revolution in paleontology was announced in 11 papers.
You can read a summary newspaper article here, or see the full set of downloaded articles here, but in essence, a new pre-human, more than a million years older than "Lucy" has been found, and they now believe that apes are descended from humans (or human-like creatures) rather than the other way around.
The irony that had me laughing out of control for several minutes?
In the October 1st issue of The FASEB Journal, which I read after having read the articles in Science, doctors were discussing a nasal spray that seems to help in the formation of long term memories.
One quote in the article from Gerald Weissmann, M.D., editor-in-chief of The FASEB Journal, had me laughing out of control wondering how he felt after the revelations in Science. His quote:
“If a nasal spray can improve memory, perhaps we’re on our way to giving some folks a whiff of common sense, such as accepting the realities of evolution.”
Oh yes - timing is everything in humor.
(And by the way doctor, it's not the reality of evolution but the theory of evolution.)