March 27, 2013

 

        Note to self – write to Pfizer: If you guys ever make
        a canine version of Viagra for breeders, a good name
        for it would be Knick-Knack-Paddy-Wack, because then
        you’ll have a ready-made jingle for the commercials.

Top of the Heap:  25 April Fool's Day Pranks That Probably Won't Make You a Terrible Person
     http://www.uproxx.com/webculture/2013/03/25-april-fools-day-pranks/?showall=true

Why is SeaWorld Allowing Its Killer Whales to Live in Crumbling Pools? 
     http://www.takepart.com/article/2013/03/07/seaworld-bad-living-conditions

The Best Breakup Lines in Film
     http://flavorwire.com/379357/the-best-breakup-lines-in-film/view-all
    
Voyager I's Journey to the Edge of the Solar System (V'ger, anyone?)
     http://theweek.com/article/index/241742/35-years-later-voyager-1s-journey-to-the-edge-of-the-solar-system

29 Awesome Ways to Tell Everyone You're Pregnant
     http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/29-awesome-ways-to-tell-everyone-youre-preggers

Sharks Are At Risk of Extinction
     http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/mar/02/sharks-risk-extinction-overfishing-scientists

Why You Pay More at the Grocery Store (And How to Stop)
     http://lifehacker.com/5986948/why-you-pay-more-at-the-grocery-store-and-how-to-stop

Milan's Vertical Forest Towers
     http://www.zmescience.com/ecology/milans-vertical-forest-towers/

10 Radically Experimental (and Cozy) Cabins, Cocoons, and Shacks
     http://www.fastcodesign.com/1671868/10-radically-experimental-and-cozy-cabins-cocoons-and-shacks#1

Russian Scientists Discover Evidence of New Life in Antarctica
     http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/03/07/russia-antarctica-idINDEE9260G020130307

How Pi Was Nearly Changed to 3.2 - and Copyrighted
                                                                http://www.openculture.com/2013/03/how_pi_was_nearly_changed_to_32_and_copyrighted.html

The Science of the Science of Happiness
     http://www.newrepublic.com/article/112732/george-vaillants-triumphs-experience-reviewed-adam-plunkett

The Tremendously Explosive Power of Flour
     http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/science/news-explosive-power-flour