Try to wrap your mind around the stats involving <I>Toxoplasma gondii</I>. The parasite makes rats seek cats, but is it also altering the cultures of entire nations? Skewing the sex ratios of affected populations? Doubling the chances of traffic accidents?
Tom Watson picks the greatest cover versions of rock'n'roll and comes up with Patti Smith's "Gloria." Interesting choice. I might have gone with "Respect," myself.
<B>Wireworld:</B> Wireworld has "completely redesigned" its Series 5<SUP>2</SUP> (pronounced "five squared") audio cables. Chief engineer David Salz says they deliver the "highest fidelity the company has ever offered."
<I>(This article has been edited to reflect factual changes and comments from our learned colleague, Dr. Kalman Rubinson, Associate Professor at NYU's Department of Physiology and Neuroscience, who is careful to point out that he is commenting, not on the research, which he has not read, but only Heimburg's and Jackson's criticisms of current understanding and terminology—areas with which he has more than a passing acquaintance.)</I>
Think about it, if you reduce the noise caused by airplanes, what else are you reducing—or enhancing?
Exploring the randomness of the iPod's random function.
Bed head? Huckleberry has bed <I>everything</I>.
Bagheera has decided that the roasting pan makes a dandy command bridge for managing kitchen operations.
The trouble with Tasers, <I>CrunchGear</I> explains, is "there appears to be an aggressive effort by [Taser International] to silence critics and to control data and, on occasion, manipulate statistics with the intent of preserving an illusion of safety surrounding its products."
I know it's <I>Eskie</I>'s 70<SUP>th</SUP> anniversary, but the list would have been a far stronger top 50.