Dr. Hoover has discovered evidence of microfossils similar to Cyanobacteria, in freshly fractured slices of the interior surfaces of the Alais, Ivuna, and Orgueil CI1 carbonaceous meteorites…. The implications are that life is everywhere, and that life on Earth may have come from other planets.
via Journal of Cosmology.
What do we need health insurers for anyway? - Los Angeles Times.
“WellPoint didn’t really want to jack up health premiums on its customers by as much as 39%, she said — it had no choice. “We care deeply about our California customers,” she said.”
The threat of 9/11 ignored. The threat of Iraq hyped and manipulated. Guantánamo and Abu Ghraib. Hurricane Katrina. The shredding of civil liberties. The rise of Iran. Global warming. Economic disaster. How did one two-term presidency go so wrong?
Richard Clarke, chief White House counterterrorism adviser: “The contrast with having briefed his father and Clinton and Gore was so marked. And to be told, frankly, early in the administration, by Condi Rice and [her deputy] Steve Hadley, you know, Don’t give the president a lot of long memos, he’s not a big reader—well, shit. I mean, the president of the United States is not a big reader?”
via An Oral History of the Bush White House | Politics | Vanity Fair.
Study Suggests Why Gut Instincts Work | LiveScience.
“After conducting some unique memory and recognition tests, while also recording subjects’ brain waves, scientists conclude that some gut feelings are not just guesswork after all. Rather, we access memories we aren’t even aware we have.”
“A signaling protein released during rheumatoid arthritis dramatically reduced Alzheimer’s disease pathology and reversed the memory impairment of mice bred to develop symptoms of the neurodegenerative disease”
via Rheumatoid arthritis signaling protein reverses Alzheimer’s disease in mouse model.
“The study showed that women need more than just a kiss to experience the same chemical high as men – with additional features such as a romantic atmosphere of dimmed lights and mood music also required.”
via Kissing feels so pleasurable due to hormone surge, find scientists.
Dating A Banker Anonymous. ”Are you or someone you love dating a banker? If so, we are here to support you through these difficult times. Dating A Banker Anonymous (DABA) is a safe place where women can come together – free from the scrutiny of feminists– and share their tearful tales of how the mortgage meltdown has affected their relationships.” NPR is skeptical.
“The source of the metal appears to be caustic soda and hydrochloric acid, which manufacturers of corn syrup use to help convert corn kernels into the food additive.”
via Researchers find traces of mercury in high-fructose corn syrup.
Future Emissions May Cause ‘Irreversible’ Warming | LiveScience. ”Future rises in carbon dioxide will lead to irreversible changes to Earth’s climate.”
YouTube - Libertyville Abortion Demonstration. SPOILER: they haven’t thought about it. shocker.
“It has long been known that between 30 and 60 percent of people worldwide carry the bug, from contact with dirt or cats…. A personality survey by the same Czech team shows a correlation between infection and certain personally traits…. The tabloid media has summed this up as ‘alley cats and sex kittens’ , describing the male changes as “scruffy, promiscuous, aggressive, unattractive to women” and the female as “less trustworthy, more desirable, fun-loving and possibly more promiscuous.”
