Fake Frog Anatomy Kit

Takes the fun about the yikes. " Get acquainted with the internal organs of a frog - no formaldehyde, no gloves, but plenty of icky fun and lots of learning. 10 inch authentically decorated frog with "feel like real" removable organsDissecting table with storage...

Free Will Exists...in Fruit Flies!

That's right, the philosophical debate of Free Will is no longer a question for old men in white robes, but rather one for white-coat adorned scientists (now, whether it is divine in nature is still up for...

How good is campus security at UMN?

We'd like to hear from you about campus security at University of Minnesota Twin Cities. From the website, this is what we've got so far:"We have one of the largest, most urban campuses in the country. Constantly...

NowPublic now in paperback

This is kind of cool.  I accidentally did a search on Amazon for NowPublic and we're in two books:" Clear Blogging: How People Blogging Are Changing the World and How You Can Join Them by Bob Walsh ...

Police: Teen shot mall victims at random

A trench coat-clad teenager who opened fire on shoppers at a mall had one thing in mind: "to kill a large number of people," and he likely would have killed more than five had an off-duty officer not confronted him, the police chief said Tuesday. "There is no question that...

Is 17 the "most random" number?

I love freakonomic-type stuff that takes conventional wisdom and subjects it to some kind of emprical test. Recently I came across a study into randomness. Totally cosmic man."The poll was inspired by this post...

Christian Chaplain vs Muslim Chaplain

"You are probably aware of Navy Chaplain James Klingenschmitt who was fired for praying 'in Jesus name". He lost his job, pension, home, was publicly ridiculed and court-martialed. There is a real double standard when you compare Klingenschmitt to a Wahhabi-trained Muslim...

Why 21,500 Additional Troops Is Actually Enough (As A Force Multiplier)

"After seeing a number of unscientific polls, scattered across the web, including the home page for my ISP, asking people if they approved or disapproved of the surge of troops, it occurred to me that few actually...

High School To Start Random Breathalyzer Tests

(AP) LOS GATOS Los Gatos High School plans to join a growing number of high schools that perform random breath alcohol tests on students at dances and other events. - Principal Doug Ramezane said he would institute the new policy after winter break because several students...

Tesco Staff Not To Be Trusted?

""TESCO is carrying out random searches on its staff in a clampdown on stealing. The supermarket giant, which makes £1billion [sic - it's actually £2billion+] profit a year, says the checks are necessary - but workers claim the searches are degrading. One said: "For loyal...

The Low Tech Life

A world without ring tones, laptops, and digital cameras seems so far away, yet so quiet and even peaceful."Staying outrageously silent in a sea of beeps and buzzes, blasphemously eschewing electricity whether...

Top classics of 2006

"Two of Britain's biggest book publishers are locked in a battle for control of the lucrative literary classics market. Penguin is the leading classics publisher, with its familiar black or silver-spined series accounting for about 65% of all classics sold in the UK. But next...

Scientists prove that parts of cell nuclei are not arranged at random

The nucleus of a mammal cell is made up of component parts arranged in a pattern which can be predicted statistically, says new research published today. Scientists hope this discovery that parts of the inside of...

More Porridge

"More evidence for the Goldilocks Enigma..... Scientists prove that parts of cell nuclei are not arranged at random from PhysOrg.com "

Bag Checks to Resume on Boston Subways

"Police will resume random bag inspections on Boston's subways for the first time since the city hosted the Democratic National Convention in 2004, Gov. Mitt Romney said Thursday."

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