loldarwin
You either get it or you don’t. I can’t help you. They can.
Diversions
girl-wonder.org
Because capes aren't just for boys. Girl-Wonder.org is a collection of sites dedicated to females in mainstream comics. Our goals are to foster an attentive, empowered audience community and to encourage respect and high-quality character depiction within the industry. I am extremely proud to know the fabulous people behind this project, and demand that even … Read more
fizzy geysers!
101 bottles of Diet Coke + 526 Mentos = the Bellagio fountain, science-demonstration style. Watch it here.
dance, monkeys, dance
Via Anthropology.net, Dance, Monkeys, Dance, a wonderful little clip on being a human. Monkey. The dedication is to Carl Sagan, Douglas Adams, and you. By Ernest Cline.
maori bread
At the risk of being domestic, the recipe for Paraoa.
science events + weird crustaceans
(I’m sure there’s a pun in there) Didn’t get a ticket to the Dawkins event next week at LSE (The Selfish Gene: Thirty Years On) as it appears all of London was keen to go also. There’s a video hook-up, so I’ll queue for that if it doesn’t look too arduous. Melvin Bragg (who’s chairing … Read more