British movie
I wonder what “American movie” would be like….
Friday Fluff – March 18th, 2011
1) First, a post from the past: Evolution: What the Fossils Say and Why It Matters.
2) Weird search query of the week: “cheap pretty tutus.”
3) Comment of the week, in response to “Think Twins”:
An interesting point. No one ca…
Portlandia, OVER
Keep watching until the end, that’s the funniest part….
Saturday Stuff – March 12th, 2011
Due to a “busy” cat-schedule, the regular Friday posting was delayed for one day. If you have a problem with it, the individual with whom you can take it up is indefinitely taking a nap. So good luck with that!
1) First, a post from the pa…
Is this a parody of James Franco?
OK, a little off topic for this weblog…not science, not nerdy. But The New York Times has an article up, James Franco Straddles Two Roles at Yale, which made me think of this SNL sketch:
Do you think The New York Times reporter was playing an in…
Friday Fluff – March 4th, 2011
1) First, a post from the past: Evolution: What the Fossils Say and Why It Matters.
2) Weird search query of the week: “are you allowed to drink alcohol in class.”
3) Comment of the week, in response to “Are we still evolving”…
Around the Web – February 28th, 2011
February always goes by so fast….
Should you go to an Ivy League School, Part II. I think the value of an Ivy League degree will be more, not less, important in the future. It seems possible that we’re nearing the end of the age when the wa…
Friday Fluff – February 25th, 2011
1) First, a post from the past: “Black” & white twins again.
2) Weird search query of the week: “buff chimpanzee.”
3) Comment of the week, in response to The evolution of man is no cartoon:
I think the confounding notion here is …
Friday Fluff – February 18th, 2011
1) First, a post from the past: A History of Iran: Empire of the Mind.
2) Weird search query of the week: “pictures of a famous woman drinking alcohol.”
3) Comment of the week, in response to D.I.Y. population structure inference, part 1…
Friday Fluff – February 11th, 2011
1) First, a post from the past: Adaptation might not be a spherical cow.
2) Weird search query of the week: “shemale escort bald.” I’m not making this up. The user who searched for this is a Wiener.
3) Comment of the week, in respo…
Friday Fluff – February 4th, 2011
1) First, a post from the past: Neandertal & humans – introgression.
2) Weird search query of the week: “non-coding rnas and dragons.”
3) Comment of the week, in response to Why siblings differ differently:
The people who criticize…
Razib on Books
In the New Year’s Open Thread D. Chamberlin suggested:
I think your many book reviews ought to be more accessible. They were for me an excellent guide as to which books I should buy as well as educational in and of themselves. You have a long lis…
Around the Web – January 31st, 2011
The first month of 2011 is almost over….
Exiled Islamist Leader Returns to Tunisia. “…while Ennahdha was branded an Islamic terrorist group by Ben Ali, it is considered moderate by scholars.” I remember talking to a gay friend a…
Friday Fluff – January 28th, 2011
1) First, a post from the past: Theological incorrectness – when people behave how they shouldn’t….sort of .
2) Weird search query of the week: “khoikhoi woman in porn.” I had a suspicion I knew who entered this search …
Around the Web – January 24th, 2011
Participants So Far. Zack reports 10 people of South Asian ancestry have sent their raw data. His coverage seems OK, but he only has multiple samples from Punjabis. I know some people who will be sending their data in soon, and I’m going to swap …
Open Thread – January 22nd, 2011
Google is in the news, with Larry Page’s ascension. Generally when I hear people compare Larry Page and Sergey Brin it is Page who is described as the “Big Think” guy. But these guys didn’t always think big. Stupid Business Deci…
A quick RSS note….
Posts within the RSS feed will now be truncated. Since I occasionally write longer pieces, it is likely you’ll now have to “click through” to read the full post. If the ending of a post mystifies you, there is a good chance that it…
Friday Fluff – January 21st, 2011
1) First, a post from the past: Neandertal & H. sapiens sapiens interbreeding.
2) Weird search query of the week: “nicole kidman androgen insensitivity”. I thought she had a baby a few years ago? Say it ain’t so!
3) Comment of t…
Promoting baby-bloggers
Today I received an email from an academic with whom I am acquainted about how to get a successful blog going. Obviously the main necessary condition is actually to keep plugging away. Though that’s not sufficient. Jason Goldman has a post up,…