A gay guinea pig wedding, that is. I just read about a new kids’ book about a little girl whose Uncle Bobby is getting married (it’s called Uncle Bobby’s Wedding), and her big issue is that he won’t have as much time for her anymore. The fact that the wedding leaves her with two uncles [...]
Posted by Deana in Animals, Cosmetically Enhanced Vertebrates, Culture, Fun, Literature, Sexuality on May 23rd, 2008 | No Comments »
Heard about this from my mom. Sort of a follow-up to Deb’s last post
Posted by Deana in Animals, Anthropology, Cosmetically Enhanced Vertebrates, Environment, Holiday! Celebrate!, Oddly Enough, Science on March 18th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This is a great article in National Geographic called Animal Minds.
Certain skills are considered key signs of higher mental abilities: good memory, a grasp of grammar and symbols, self-awareness, understanding others’ motives, imitating others, and being creative. Bit by bit, in ingenious experiments, researchers have documented these talents in other species, gradually chipping away at [...]
Posted by Deb in Academia, Animals, Cosmetically Enhanced Vertebrates, Evolution, Language on March 14th, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Interested in giving something different, something meaningful this year? Well, check out some of these charitable giving options, such as using African pouched rats to find landmines in Africa or lending money to a developing world entrepreneur.
Posted by Deb in Community & Activism, Cosmetically Enhanced Vertebrates, Holiday! Celebrate!, Shopping on December 19th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Ok, so this is the biggest, hairiest and cutest spider I’ve ever seen! (Unfortunately, the little freak is not long for this world; story link is here.)
Posted by Deb in Animals, Cosmetically Enhanced Vertebrates, Evolution, Oddly Enough, You have got to be kidding on August 2nd, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I wish I was a billionaire with my own personal submarine bothered by randy dolphins watching my amorous exploits through the panoramic undersea windows. It sounds more fun than the problems I do have!
Posted by Deana in Animals, Cosmetically Enhanced Vertebrates, Fun, Oddly Enough, Sexuality, You have got to be kidding on July 17th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
This makes me happy. There’s a whole blog, Paleo-Future.Com, that focuses on images of the future that people in the past have held. Lots of Disney stuff, of course, but other very fascinating pictures, videos, and other resources.
Posted by Deana in Alien Invasions, Architecture, Art, Beauty and Fashion, Blog, Cosmetically Enhanced Vertebrates, Culture, Fun, History, Kitchen Sink, Oddly Enough, Science fiction, Technology on April 24th, 2007 | No Comments »
Well here’s something interesting, and in Newsweek, no less. Getting along, social bonding and using their wits are what helped our ancient ancestors to survive:
The realization that early humans were the hunted and not hunters has upended traditional ideas about what it takes for a species to thrive. For decades the reigning view had [...]
Posted by Deb in Academia, Cosmetically Enhanced Vertebrates, Education, Evolution, Science on March 12th, 2007 | No Comments »
I just found some original footage from Star Wars. It’s in black and white, and the sound quality is cruddy, but it’s worth it to see Han’s girlfriend (or whomever she is) and to hear Greedo chatting with Han in an English accent. And yes, Han did shoot first.
Posted by Deana in Alien Invasions, Cosmetically Enhanced Vertebrates, Crime, Culture, Film, Fun, Oddly Enough, Science fiction, Sexuality, Space on June 29th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
I should have never found out about MyHeritage’s Face Recognition program. You can upload photos and see what celebrities their face recognition software matches you with. My most frequent matches were Melissa Gilbert, Renee Zellweger, Juliette Lewis, Marcia Cross, Kirsten Dunst and Emma Watson, with the occasional (and weird) Harrison Ford, Englebert Humperdinck and Conan [...]
Posted by Deana in Beauty and Fashion, Cosmetically Enhanced Vertebrates, Fun, Oddly Enough, Technology on April 5th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
