Trousers to Grow Into

Saturday, 9 May 2009

Oops - I just destroyed humanity

There I was, a relaxed parasite born in Madagascar. The worst things I caused were fever, pulmonary oedema and a bit of vomiting. Hitching a ride with insects and rodents, I infected every person on the planet. And slowly killed them.

How stupid was that? I've nowhere to live now. Come back! Oh shit...

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Thanks to The Lay Scientist for the link. Grow into these trousers... >>

Thursday, 7 May 2009

Give Vaccines

Test your knowledge of words and contribute to children's health:

Mission Statement
GiveVaccines.org will donate the funds to the GAVI Fund for the purchase of vaccines to prevent disease in the neediest areas of the world. Your answers are pooled together with the correct answers of other participants so that the maximum amount of funds can be donated for the purchase of vaccines.

Get clicking! I've done 3¼ ml so far, that's six kids.

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Thanks to Bad Astronomy for the link. Grow into these trousers... >>

Wednesday, 6 May 2009

An Engineer's Guide to Cats

I don't know what to say but... HAHAHA!
Many thanks to GrrlScientist for the link.

There's also the Cat Yodeling as a clip. Grow into these trousers... >>

Fossils, Genes, and Gaps

I've posted before about Neil Shubin's remarkable work in uncovering fossils from the time when vertebrates made the transition from water to land, about 375 million years ago, and a fascinating story it is. Here's a recent lecture given by Shubin at UC Berkeley in March 2009.

The Great Transitions in Evolution:

Note: the first 5 or 6 mins is someone introducing the person who introduces the person who introduces Neil Shubin, so skip forward to 5:30 or so.
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Via Atheist Media Blog. Grow into these trousers... >>