Monkeys Pay to See Female Monkey Bottoms
Posted by Jo | Filed under In the news
Link: Monkeys Pay to See Female Monkey Bottoms.
Okay, as interesting as it might be to learn that monkeys will pay for naughty pictures, just as lots of people do, I think there’s something else here that’s really intriguing.
What about the fact that monkeys can understand trading for something they want at all? They trade juice [...]
Wired News: A Century of Einstein
Posted by Jo | Filed under Creativity
Link: Wired News: A Century of Einstein.
Well, if you’re struggling for ideas as the February NaNo approaches, here’s another source. Relativity, time travel, the atomic bomb…. No shortage of interesting topics to explore there!
Good luck to all those — like me — who have crazily committed to another 50,000 word month. Have fun, and write, [...]
Sparks
Posted by Jo | Filed under Creativity
Here are a few writing tidbits for inspiration.
Put on some music and write whatever it makes you think about. Headphones work best for this.
Turn the sound (and captioning) off the television and watch a program you’ve never seen before. Can you tell what’s happening? How? Jot down some descriptions of movements, facial expressions, etc. that [...]
Virtual bookshelf
Posted by Jo | Filed under Books
This is for all the techies out there. If you, or someone you know, tends to buy a lot of computer books, you may want to check out Safari.
For about $15 a month, you get full access to 10 books. You keep the books on your "bookshelf" for 30 days, and then you can either [...]
knitmeister
Posted by Jo | Filed under Weblogs
knitmeister.
Here’s a cool blog, if you’re a knitter. She also has up some great links for yarns, so if you do any kind of needlework, you may want to check out her site.
BBC NEWS | UK | ‘I don’t like Monday 24 January’
Posted by Jo | Filed under In the news
BBC NEWS | UK | ‘I don’t like Monday 24 January’.
Okay, maybe I should stay in bed today!
This is a little goofy, but it looks like that today is the most miserable day of the year. At least, according to at least one person.
Now that we’re over three weeks into the new year, how are [...]
Human ancestors unearthed
Posted by Jo | Filed under In the news
Human ancestors unearthed.
This is a subject I find interesting. You might have noticed the articles about hominid fossils being found in eastern Africa, and this is one of the many articles I’ve run across on the subject.
Note also the book recommendation in the sidebar. I enjoy reading — and speculating — about what everyday life [...]
Eating Crow
Posted by Jo | Filed under In the news
Yahoo! News – Harvard President Issues an Apology for Remarks.
I’ve been loosely following this story as well. Apparently the president of Harvard made some comments speculating that innate ability may be a partial explanation as to why women tend to not pursue (or not excel in) science and math careers.
From what I understand, he also [...]
Escape from the Universe
Posted by Jo | Filed under In the news
Prospect – article_details.
Here’s an interesting article for the science fiction fans out there.
I’m no physicist, but the gyst is that an advanced civilization might be able to one day leave the universe (perhaps via a wormhole).
Memory Lane
Posted by Jo | Filed under Creativity
Here’s a creative exercise that some of you might enjoy. I first did this in a writing class at Radford University . It was taught by a really nice guy, Bill Brown, who also happened to be a really good poet.
Grab some paper and a pencil and draw the first place you can remember living [...]
