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• Holiday Are For Wibble: Photosynthesising Sea Slug?

  By lauredhel on 2010-01-13 • ( 3 )

  Wired reports that Florida scientists may have found a sea slug that photosynthesises. Unlike other symbiotic critters like lichens, Elysia chlorotica appears to actually manufacture chlorophyll itself, having, the team supposes, incorporated genes from the algae it eats: Some related… Read More ›

• Uluru nonsense

  By lauredhel on 2010-01-11 • ( 23 )

  So, in case you haven’t been following along, there has been talk for quite some time about closing the Uluru climb. A whole lot of tourists, despite being educated about the issues the Anangu people have with the climb of… Read More ›

• The 20th Down Under Feminists Carnival is up!

  By lauredhel on 2010-01-10 • ( 2 )

  The Twentieth Edition (20! Can you believe it?) of the Down Under Feminists Carnival is up at Pharaoh Katt’s place, Something More Than Sides. Check it out now. There’s a focus on feminism and child care, with plenty of other… Read More ›

• Otterday! And Open Thread.

  By lauredhel on 2010-01-09 • ( 14 )

  Today’s otter comes courtesy of Donald Clark on flickr. Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires. Is there anything great happening in your life? Anything you want to get off your chest? Reading… Read More ›

• Thursday Cheezburger: Lunchtime

  By lauredhel on 2010-01-07 • ( 2 )

  Today’s High School Class series LOLCats represent… Lunchtime! Post your own favourite Lunchtime macros here, and wait for admin image magic to make it appear. Please post a link to a FULL webpage, rather than a direct link to an… Read More ›

• Heidi Fleiss: “Thank God for abortions!”

  By lauredhel on 2010-01-06 • ( 12 )

  Who knew Celebrity Big Brother UK would get so interesting so quickly? Day two, and they’re still making awkward small talk (everything relaxes on day three, when they start having farting competitions). They’ve done the usual thing of stacking the… Read More ›

• Question of the Day: Metaphors for Authoritarianism

  By lauredhel on 2010-01-02 • ( 19 )

  What are all the connotations that spring to mind when you hear “Big Brother”? How about when you hear “Nanny State”? How do you think a newspaper cartoonist might represent these two different ideas as people? No need to edit… Read More ›

• Otterday! And Open Thread.

  By lauredhel on 2010-01-02 • ( 12 )

  Today’s ottery goodness consists of newborn Asian Small-clawed Otters at Sea World Orlando. Peep! Peep! Peep! Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires. Is there anything great happening in your life? Anything you… Read More ›

• In which I clarify a few things about resuscitation of pregnant folk

  By lauredhel on 2010-01-01 • ( 8 )

  Yeah, I get cranky at stories like this one: Tracy Hermanstorfer: Christmas Miracle Mom and Baby Die, Revive I’m thrilled for the family that they both survived this event. I hope they go on to a happy, loving, long life… Read More ›

• Won’t Somebody Think of the Round Doorknobs? Penn & Teller on Accessibility Legislation

  By lauredhel on 2009-12-31 • ( 18 )

  Courtesy of Anna in her post Let’s Bust Some Myths: People with disabilities just want to sue the world into compliance, I found this video – the lowlights of Penn & Teller’s “Bullshit!” show on the Americans With Disabilities Act…. Read More ›