An article posted on the Motley Fool investment blog got me thinking. Since the only thing the RIAA seems to care about is money and the bottom line, it will probably be investors who ultimately force them to turn away from this ridiculous cycle of law suites and intimidation against customers. The gust of the […]

Canadian comedian Rick Mercer’s show ‘Talking to Americans’ occasionally has some good segments. I didn’t catch this when it aired, or maybe forgot about it, but am glad it came to my attention again. Certainly, its more relevant after the Iowa results. The show involves Mercer interviewing Americans and exposing ignorance of Canada, Canadians, and […]

Interview with Dr. Michael Levitt, flatulence expert. This is a nice overview of Dr. Levitt’s field of study and recent work. Its is strange how little the average person knows about the science behind their ass gas, especially considering how often it comes to our attention. And the attention of others. I am truly surprised […]

Another item from BBD’s Insesct News Desk; it turns out modern beetles appeared on earth about 70 million years before those famous and much loved “terrible lizards”. Article here.

Researchers at Pennsylvania State University ran an experiment with male Fruit Flies to study the effects of alcohol on sexual inhibitions. The researchers build a custom fly lock-down booze facility called the ‘Flypub’ in which to run the trials. There is a video too, for all you fly-voyeurs out there. Randy flies reveal how booze […]

In case you’ve been living under a rock or have at least been avoidant of the American cable news channels, you know full well that the Iowa caucuses chimed in last night, beginning the process of selection for their party’s presidential candidates. The results (source): Democratic: Obama – 37.6%, Edwards – 29.7%, Clinton – 29.5%, […]

‘Steal This Film’ is a documentary on the piracy movement in Sweden, focusing on the legal actions against The Pirate Bay, a Bit Torrent site, the Pirate Party, and The Pirate Bureau, a think tank. This was an ultra-low budget film, and is an excellent documentary. Its focused, has a clear message, and lets the […]

Patrick Smith is a commercial airline pilot that contributes to the Jet Lagged blog at the NY Times. In his post, he hits on a lot of sore points for airline travelers. The liquid-ban has been a focal point for a lot of criticism, and Smith brings up some good points. The NY Times: Airport […]

Argument resolver of the day: this handy chart comparing post-apocalyptic movies should provide all the ammunition you need to convince your buddies that On The Beach was a walk in Smurf Village compared to Hell Comes to Frog Town. Chart Shows Most Post-Apocalyptic Movie Of All Time The pee-drinking criteria is certainly inspired.

What better way to start the New Year than with some Monkey news? Smithsonian.com has a feature on Laurie Santos, an experimental psychologist and researcher who specialised in Monkeys. She has been doing experiments on primate cognition at Cayo Santiago, an island off the coast of Peurto Rico that is a controlled home for rhesus […]