via Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow on 22 September
John Grant's handsome little hardcover book Corrupted Science: Fraud, Ideology, and Politics in Science, is an eye-popping tour through the history of bad (very, very bad) science, from eugenics to geocentrism to Lysenkoism.
Done with your wedding dress? Why not donate it to The Liberian Wedding Dress Project
via Hippyshopper by AbiSilvester on 23 September
In Liberia, where women typically work for a dollar a day, it can take up to a year to save for a white wedding dress. So when Reverend Louise Collins married Liberian Ambassador Alpha Bird Collins, they set up a charity to help the women of the West African nation.
[via Bridalwave]
Wordia
via infodoodads by Sam on 21 September
Hearkening back to the Periodic Table of Videos post, and thinking about the ever expanding world of video on the Internet, I was overjoyed to come across Wordia today in my travels. Wordia is a video dictionary!
Psychologists vote against role in interrogation
via Blogzilla by Ian Brown on 20 September
The complicity of the American Psychological Association in torture at Guantanamo Bay and elsewhere has been deeply disturbing. Particularly repellent has been the CIA's perversion of Martin Seligman's work on learned helplessness. Finally, the APA has rejected this disgusting conduct, with a (small) majority of members voting in favour a petition to bring this to an end.
All About Cupcakes
via Librarians' Internet Index: New This Week on 25 September
This presentation about cupcakes covers the history of cupcakes, cupcakes today (including cupcake culture and the cupcake "internet craze"), and cupcake designs and recipes. Includes links to related sources. Part of a project for the Interactive Media Lab at the University of Florida.
Friday fun
via Science, Engineering & Technology Blog by Anne on 19 September
A collection of chemcial games and puzzles from the Department of Chemistry at the University of Hull includes chemistry-themed Sudoku, Space Invaders, crossword puzzles, and many more.
Arts & Letters Daily 25 September
A scorched-earth policy toward museums and monuments of historic and artistic value is the Russian way in the attack on Georgia... more
The 10 Most Absurd Social Networks
via Phil Bradley's weblog by philipbradley on 30 September
Social networking for geeks, amazingly attractive people, karaoke, heaven and... dogs. Keep this link on one side for Friday afternoon and boggle.
I'm sure that my dog would love to be part of a social network but given that I'd have to do the typing for him, and translate his sounds into something like human language, I think not. Too much like work!
Contractors paint sock tied to railing instead of removing it
via Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow on 18 September
You have to see it to believe it!
Arts & Letters Daily 2 October
Yes, men are hopeless on dates, and tend to say the most idiotic things. On the other hand, women can be stupid too. Why not try a little humor?... more
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