December 2011
32 posts
Periodic table of videos →
This is super awesome. I wish I had access to this in high school when I was learning chemistry.
Why Amazon Charged $23,698,655.93 for a Genetics... →
As it happened, profnath and bordeebook were both using pricing algorithms to determine the optimum prices for their books. Profnath’s algorithm was designed to have the lowest price possible—but only by a small amount, hence 0.9983—while bordeebook’s was designed to set the highest price—presumably, Eisen writes, because they don’t actually have a copy of the book and would need...
Just discovered Parks & Recreation. I highly recommend it.
Does the calendar really have to be so confusing? →
sciencecenter:
The dates fall on different days of the week every year. The months all have different numbers of days, with no rhyme or reason. There’s plenty of inefficiency built into the modern calendar. But according to Johns Hopkins astronomer Richard Conn Henry, that doesn’t have to be the case. According to his proposed calendar, eight of the months would have 30 days, with 31 days every...
Nice job Colbert →
Wonkblog: Economic experts explain 2011 in charts →
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Bitcasa is probably the future of data storage →
Sign up for the beta through my link and help me move to the front of the queue
Get $23 off your 23andme genomic profile with this... →
I had my genome profiled a year ago. It was a super fun purchase and I’ve enjoyed watching the information content increase as more studies are published. If you purchase through my link, I have a chance to win a prize, and you get $23 off.
What disease genes might you pass on to your children?
Do you have a genetic sensitivity to certain drugs?
Are you and I related?
Where your...
Bacteria that could pass as X-men: part 1 →
Mundus Vult Decipi: Crazy lady is crazy. →
nique:
Michelle Bachmann: People do find out [in my book] that I did not get asked to my senior prom. Sean Hannity: Well, neither did I. And nobody would go with me. MB: Well, in my time, girls didn’t ask boys to prom. If you didn’t get asked, you didn’t go. SH: Yeah, well let me tell you,…
Acquiring The Knowledge changes the brains of... →
