Free RiceOkay, I’ll admit that it’s entirely possible that I am the last person to learn about this website*, but it’s really addictive. It’s a game that tests your vocabulary. Each time you get a word’s meaning correct, 20 grains of rice are donated to the UN World Program. So, give Free Rice a whirl. I bet you’ll have fun and you’ll get to help make strides toward ending hunger.
*I heard about it forever ago, I just never actually looked at it.
Security Cam Music VideoThis band decided they didn’t have money to make a video, so they set up in public places in view of security cameras, then asked to get the footage from the people.
Pretty cool results, though a little creepy to think how much these cameras are around.
A news story about it is here
Some Frogs and Toads are just weird…Thanks to one of my favorites blogs, Zooillogix, I recently got to see toads giving live birth from their back and frogs without lungs. I must say, amphibians are weird! But do those frogs really count as amphibians…? And honestly, those toads gross me out a bit — and that’s hard for biology to do to me!
20% of Scientists use “Cognition Enhancement” DrugsAccording to a recent anonymous poll in Nature magazine. Further commentary at WebMD. Crazy, huh?
Trunk Monkey!Trunk Monkey. Yes this is exactly what you think it is (check out ep 4 theft retrieval system)
Scientists for a better PCRBecause you need to know who’s your daddy
The PCR Song