BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Sir Ian McKellen back as Gandalf

BBC NEWS Entertainment Sir Ian McKellen back as Gandalf

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Device 'spins silk like spiders'

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Device 'spins silk like spiders'

This was what my Master's project was about before I had to abandon it almost 10 years ago now! Imagine how far we along we could have been if I actually got to do what I intended to (which is quite similar to what the researchers came up with!)!

BBC NEWS | Health | Pregnancy cravings 'on the rise'

BBC NEWS Health Pregnancy cravings 'on the rise': "Pregnancy cravings are much more common among modern women than previous generations, a survey suggests.
Three-quarters of those surveyed experienced a craving, compared to just 30% five decades ago.
It found a third of cravings were not for food, but items such as coal, soap, toothpaste and sponges. Ice and chocolate were also popular."

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Nature's carbon balance confirmed

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Nature's carbon balance confirmed: "Scientists have found new evidence that the Earth's natural feedback mechanism regulated carbon dioxide levels for hundreds of thousands of years.
But they say humans are now emitting CO2 so fast that the planet's natural balancing"

BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | The miracle berry

BBC NEWS UK Magazine The miracle berry

Guillermo del Toro to direct 'Hobbit' - Entertainment News, Front Page, Media - Variety

Guillermo del Toro to direct 'Hobbit' - Entertainment News, Front Page, Media - Variety: "Guillermo del Toro to direct 'Hobbit'Guillermo del Toro to direct 'Hobbit'"

10 Cleverly Suggestive Ads

10 Cleverly Suggestive Ads

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Humans almost became two species

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Humans almost became two species

BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | Edinburgh, East and Fife | No sex for all-girl fish species

BBC NEWS UK Scotland Edinburgh, East and Fife No sex for all-girl fish species

BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | Edinburgh, East and Fife | No sex for all-girl fish species

BBC NEWS UK Scotland Edinburgh, East and Fife No sex for all-girl fish species

A Head for Social Hierarchy -- Holden 2008 (423): 4 -- ScienceNOW

A Head for Social Hierarchy -- Holden 2008 (423): 4 -- ScienceNOW: "Anyone who dreams of a 'classless society' may be disheartened by the results of a brain-scanning study reported today: Hierarchical awareness seems to be deeply embedded in the human brain, so much so that there are distinct circuits activated by concerns over social rank."

Want a Boy? Eat your Wheaties -- Youngsteadt 2008 (423): 3 -- ScienceNOW

Want a Boy? Eat your Wheaties -- Youngsteadt 2008 (423): 3 -- ScienceNOW: "Moms have more clout than they realize when it comes to the sex of their children. A new study of British mothers suggests that women who eat more--especially more breakfast cereal--at the time of conception are more likely to have boys."

Political Compass Printable Graph

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The Political Compass
Economic Left/Right: -1.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.31

BBC NEWS | UK | England | Sussex | Man hypnotises himself before op

BBC NEWS UK England Sussex Man hypnotises himself before op

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Coral spawn turns Palau seas pink

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Coral spawn turns Palau seas pink

BBC NEWS | Health | Bionic eye 'blindness cure hope'

BBC NEWS Health Bionic eye 'blindness cure hope'

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Plants 'thrive' on Moon rock diet

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Plants 'thrive' on Moon rock diet

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | US army develops robotic suits

BBC NEWS Science/Nature US army develops robotic suits

Now Reading

Wow I've been a bit slow on this - work's been nuts! I'm several books past the last entry. I read One the Meaning of Life by Will Durant. As expected it was a fabulous read. I have to post several quotes from it that I will shortly and you'll see what I mean.

After that I read The Greatest Battle: Stalin, Hitler, and the Desperate Struggle for Moscow That Changed the Course of World War II by Andrew Nagorski which was very well written and quite an eye opener.

I'm now reading a book analyzing Lincoln's Gettysburg speech which I didn't bring with me today so I'll have to post about it later.

Brain Scanners Can See Your Decisions Before You Make Them

Brain Scanners Can See Your Decisions Before You Make Them

BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | North East/N Isles | Face values applied to love game

BBC NEWS UK Scotland North East/N Isles Face values applied to love game

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