- In defense of dangerous ideas
Steven Pinker wants us to ask the scary questions. - Dawn Chorus by Marcus Coates
Bird songs are slowed down to one-twentieth of their original speed. People sing along. Recordings of the people are sped up so they sound like the original bird songs. Excellent. (via PZ) - Interview with math whiz, author, and actress Danica McKellar
Winnie from The Wonder Years talks about her new book for middle school girls, Math Doesn't Suck. - The rise & fall of the prefrontal lobotomy
The history of this psychosurgical procedure is riddled with creepiness. - Blackle
Because Google's white background uses more energy. (via inkycircus)
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