Asian honey bees: biology, conservation, and human interactions, by Benjamin P. Oldroyd and Siriwat Wongsiri. Very fascinating book ( Read more... )

I've been reading The Last Psychiatrist's blog for a while now. He (she?) was curious about whether the moon cycles really do affect people's craziness and searched for studies and statistics done. After citing them and boring statistics, he concluded something that I think makes better sense ( Read more... )

Incredibly detailed field guide on interpreting tracks and markings in the wild. Example ( Read more... )

I was walking to work while checking my mobile phone, and happened to look up and see a robin near the sidewalk, watching me anxiously. Sheesh, bird! I know you evolved to watch out for predators, but I'm just checking my phone. I'm not going to hunt you. Stop looking at me like that!

Edit: I'm getting a slingshot.

I hope everyone had a lovely time with their deceased relatives on Samhain and/or the Day of the Dead. Remember, if you ignore them then there's always the risk of them yelling at you next year because you never call ( Read more... )

One day Pugi's neighbor came to see him. "Give me your donkey so that I can ride to the mill to get my grain ground ( Read more... )

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Socialism ( Read more... )

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When I was in high school, I had a substitute teacher who for some reason complained that people drink milk. His argument was basically, "all mammals stop drinking milk and actually get weaned, so why the hell do we keep drinking it when we are adults? We're the only ones who do this. It is unnatural. We should try keeping up with the other mammals ( Read more... )