Let’s just remind ourselves of some recent history: In 2001, Australia banned the importation of beef and beef products from Japan after a single confirmed case of BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy). The USA and many other countries also banned beef… Read More ›
Month: June 2007
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Tom Cruise: the male Paris Hilton (hat tip for proposition to Elizabeth, via mailing list)
Friday Parasites at Zygote Games
Y’all who are into things that wriggle and suck should be compulsive readers of Zygote Games, ’cause it’s awesome. They run a Weekly Parasite series that is always worth a look. We’ve been treated to filarial worms, giant roundworms, intracellular… Read More ›
“Disposed of”: stolen indigenous woman plans her return
I’ve blogged a couple of times in recent weeks about the Stolen Generations of indigenous children, and about the anniversary of the Bringing Them Home report: Referendum Roundup, and Indigenous Health “Report Card” Australian linguistocide, and antipodeal approaches to aboriginal… Read More ›
Friday Fizzicks Fun
Have you ever wondered what happens when you add an Alka Seltzer effervescent tablet to a sphere of water in microgravity? Now you know! The narrator opens with: “I hope you folks are trying to guess what’s going to happen… Read More ›
Friday Fun – “Museum” edition
aka When is a museum actually a theme park? Here it is: the Ken Ham’s Creation “Museum” post that Hoyden had to have, made much easier by the recent spate of LOLCreationists online. Image Credit: Dancing Spring PZ Myers put… Read More ›
Rape Resistance more effective than Rape Prevention
Because victims can’t prevent crimes, so “prevention” strategies targeting potential victims are selling a crock. Crime prevention programs only work insofar as they persuade offenders not to commit crimes, which is a whole other story (one that is hardly ever… Read More ›
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