Category Archives: Biology

Compare and Contrast

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Weerd Beard

I thought I’d pare these two stories, first Via Mrs. Weer’d There is a simple power story often told about such behavior: research shows that people with more power tend to pay less attention to others. They are more action-oriented, … Continue reading →

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Are We Getting Dumber?

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Weerd Beard

Interesting article: “The development of our intellectual abilities and the optimization of thousands of intelligence genes probably occurred in relatively non-verbal, dispersed groups of peoples before our ancestors emerged from Africa,” says the papers’ author, Dr. Gerald Crabtree, of Stanford … Continue reading →

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Survivalst Tip

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Weerd Beard

You never read this in any wilderness survival manuals, but I suspect it could save some lives. If you’re ever trapped in nature and need food, simply set a set of earbud headphones on the ground, and let it set … Continue reading →

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Smart Move!

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Weerd Beard

The Zero Has the Solution! In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, renewable fuel producers in Iowa have asked the Obama administration to allow higher amounts of ethanol to be blended in gasoline in the Northeast. In a letter yesterday to … Continue reading →

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These Guys Really Are Insane!

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Weerd Beard

Let’s have a look at this Peta Ad: A billboard that will be placed outside Nevada public schools is sure to make for interesting Thanksgiving dinner conversation, that is, if kids let the turkey make it to the table. PETA … Continue reading →

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Toolcraft and Use

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Weerd Beard

Neat article seeing it in the Avian community A captive-bred Goffin’s cockatoo has surprised researchers by spontaneously making and using “tools” to reach food. The species is not known to use tools in the wild. Researchers in Austria recorded the … Continue reading →

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Oh The Irony!

Posted on November 10, 2012 by Weerd Beard

Check out this load! Despite assumptions to the contrary, a basement is no place for a few thousands rats and mice. After learning that as many as 10,000 rodents perished in the basement of a research center run by NYU … Continue reading →

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No Free Ice Cream

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Weerd Beard

Sorry, overslept and now I am in the bowels of the mouse-mines with a full day ahead of me. Bloggity until I get home! SCIENCE it ain’t for sissies! 😀

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Lobstah Junkie!

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Weerd Beard

A light one: A Pennsylvania man could spend up to 25 years in prison for stealing lobsters he planned to sell to support his drug habit. Junkies need to feed the monkey, and people like Lobsters, so why not steal … Continue reading →

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Political Irony

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Weerd Beard

What “Choice” do you think they’re talking about? Ironic that daughters would be urging Mom’s to be thinking about abortion in the polling booths! Reminds me of this shirt! Of course what would be hilarious is a video of aborted … Continue reading →

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