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- Updates on previous entries for Jan 5, 2010* 9:11pm Jan 5
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Worth checking out: Rex Sorgatz's list of the 30 best blogs of 2009. Tags: best of best of 2009 lists weblogs
David Dobbs tells us about a new theory in genetics called the orchid hypothesis that suggests that the genes that underlie some of the most troubling human behaviors -- violence, depression, anxiety -- can, in combination with the right environment, also be responsible for our best behaviors...
The Kepler space telescope has found a planet with the density of Styrofoam. Tags: astronomy Kepler telescope space
Maira Kalman takes on George Washington in the final installment of her excellent And the Pursuit of Happiness blog. The blog's entries will be collected into a book due out in October 2010. Tags: George Washington Maira Kalman
Images from Paris cafes and nightlife in 1962, the same week Yves St. Laurent's runway show vaulted Dior to new heights. Many scenes around Les Halles (which no longer exists as it did then)...
A new book of conversations with Errol Morris done throughout his career. The tables have turned! Tags: books Errol Morris
Useless superpowers orig. from Jan 15, 2009 Selling Wants to buy Haves orig. from Dec 16, 2009 * Q: Wha? A: These previously published entries have been updated with new information in the last 24 hours. You can find past updates here. Tags: post updates
Amazing surfing video of Matt Meola orig. from Nov 04, 2009 Dogfighting vs. football in moral calculus orig. from Oct 12, 2009 Did Texas execute an innocent man? orig. from Sep 03, 2009 Missed connections, illustrated orig. from Sep 25, 2009 Watching them swim orig...
Super Mario Bros + Tetris = Tuper Tario Tros. (via waxy) Tags: remix Super Mario Bros Tetris video games
Hey guys, It's Jenni. The Noughtie List is getting quite long, up to 255 at last count. The year is ending in a matter of days, but there is still time to email me anything you have come across. You can find my past highlights here: part 1, part 2 and part 3...
In 1944, Popular Photography magazine asked several people, including photographers Berenice Abbott and László Moholy-Nagy, to speculate about the future of photography. Their opinions differ. ...
One of the most difficult things to get right in movies about aliens or the future is matching the cultural and technological sophistication of a people with their environment and history...
Not sure why I'm bothering to do this list for 2009 as I didn't really go anywhere, but here it is for posterity: Waitsfield, VT* New York City, NY* Boston, MA*...
Today on xkcd, an illustration showing the gravity wells of our solar system's planets and some of their moons. Two of Mars' tiny moons barely have any gravity at all:...
Nation's Pride is a fictional Nazi propaganda film that appeared in Inglourious Basterds. The six-minute clip above was released as a promotion for IB and was shot by Eli Roth, who played the baseball bat-wielding Bear Jew (and is also a director of some repute)...
