Tasmanian Devilment
Timesonline has a great article/book review focusing on the Tasmanian Devil. There's great stuff here, but what really grabbed me was a great nickname: Colonel William “Phlegmatic” Paterson.
Wes Phillips
Ethernet Eye
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine estimate that the human eye transmits visual data at more or less the rate of an Ethernet connection.
Can't Buy Me Love
I'm not surprised at studies' conclusion that a committed relationship and a social network are more crucial to happiness than wealth. No, I'm gobsmacked that there's a field called "happiness research."
Productivity Enhancer of the Week
Test your siege engine skills! Educational and addictive.
I'm Not Sure I Want to Read the Unedited Version of Anything
But I might make an exception for the unedited scroll of On the Road.
You Can't Trust That Shakespeare
Jon Carroll reports on his summer reading—Agincourt: Henry V and the Battle That Made England,—and proves yet again that he can turn out better stuff daily than most of us can hope for in a lifetime.
Mom Was Right\— Again
I hate when that happens.
The Biology of B-Movie Monsters
It really wasn't the planes that killed him, you know.
Experts Are Made Not Born
Scientific American says cognitive scientists believe chess really is "the touchstone of the intellect." Although it makes for a good story, I suspect they just think that little horsie looks cool.