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Photo of the Day: Stubby Stout
An unopened bottle of Labatt’s Velvet Cream Stout in a stubby bottle. Date unknown, but probably ca. 1980–might be earlier, can’t be much later. From the “things I found in my mother-in-law’s house” series. More photos here.
Canada refuses to be part of invasion of Mars
You know, I’m probably more philosophically inclined toward the Conservatives than the Liberals, and I’ve been on board with many of the policy decisions the Stephen Harper government has implemented, and at least willing to give them the benefit of the doubt regarding others, but… Are you people nuts? What are you thinking? I’m with …
If I were Michael Crichton…
…this story of germs from the era of the dinosaurs found trapped in amber would be the beginning of a medical/biological/technological horror-thriller.
"Researchers demonstrate direct brain control of humanoid robot"
Not only that, the story references science fiction, so I don’t have to. Here’s how it works: The controlling individual – in this case a graduate student in Rao’s lab – wears a cap dotted with 32 electrodes. The electrodes pick up brain signals from the scalp based on a technique called electroencephalography. The person …
It’s the most wonderful time of the year…
…when five of the top 15 (I know, there are more than 15 listed here, but some of them tied) search terms bringing people to edwardwillett.com relate to Christmas. Here are the terms and (new feature!) the links they take you to on my main site: 42 flying reindeer 40 christmas chemistry 32 animal intelligence …
"Sasquatchewan?"
Hairy ape-like creatures have been recently sighted in Saskatchewan, and it’s not even football season.* *(Yes, I know, many football players are cleancut, smart, well-dressed, etc. But what can I do? Sometimes a joke is so obvious you just have to make it. Witness yesterday’s post…)
Photo of the Recent Past: Backyard Snow
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"Male Circumcision Reduces HIV Risk, Study Stopped Early"
Well, at least they didn’t say “cut short.”
"The only living Canadian with no pulse"
Sounds like the set-up to a joke about some ancient Senator, doesn’t it? But it’s really a remarkable story about a 65-year-old-man whose heart has been replaced (*SEE UPDATE*) by an artificial “turbine heart” designed to last for 10 years. As Paul Simon sang (many years ago now), “This is an age of miracles and …
"I want to be a prima donna, donna, donna…"
Not all prima donnas are women, you know.
A nice mini-review of my book A Safe and Prosperous Future…
…is in Will Chabun’s column in today’s Regina LeaderPost. To whit: A Safe and Prosperous Future — 100 Years of Engineering and Geoscience Achievements in Saskatchewan — (has) a title that makes this book sound much duller than it really is. The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan (APEGS) decided to mark its …
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