If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed or email alerts. Thanks for visiting!While explaining why women tend to remember faces better than men, David Geary says: “Remembering details of personal experiences is important for monitoring and maneuvering relationships, including disrupting the social and romantic ties of other women [...]
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February 22nd, 2008
As seen from the Moon
There are thousands of pictures of the lunar eclipse (which I missed, damn!) that occurred this past week. But I’m sure there is just one picture of the eclipse taken from the moon.
Patrix | 
Asides, Images and Photography, Science | 
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February 22nd, 2008
Mordor Discovered
The University of California, Berkeley, and NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center with the help of Hubble just found the Great Eye of Sauron. Send the Hobbits now, my precioussss.
February 18th, 2008
Viewing Lunar Eclipse
If you are located in North or South America, Western Europe, or Africa do not miss the full lunar eclipse this Wednesday night i.e February 20th, 2008. As long as the weather cooperates, the eclipse will occur at a perfect time for viewing in most of the United States. The partial eclipse will begin at [...]
Patrix | Current Affairs, Science | 10 Comments »
November 20th, 2007
Stem Cells from Non-Embryonic Tissue
“Researchers in Wisconsin and Japan have turned ordinary human skin cells into what are effectively embryonic stem cells without using embryos or women’s eggs” [source]. Can we now have less politics and more science please?
Patrix | Asides, Science | 1 Comment »
November 15th, 2007
Facts and Science
“The great tragedy of Science - the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by an ugly fact” - Thomas Huxley [via QOTD].
November 2nd, 2007
Edible Dead Victims
Thirty illnesses sorted according to whether you can eat the victim or not [via]. Ugh! Burying your dead dog is always a good idea, rabies-infected or not.
Patrix | Asides, Food Drink, Science | Comments Off
October 26th, 2007
Race of Coffee-Colored People?
“Racial differences will be ironed out by interbreeding, producing a uniform race of coffee-coloured people.” From this report. So Russell Peters was right? We are all gonna be beige. Run all you want, we are gonna hump you sooner or later.
Patrix | Asides, Fun Weird, Science | 2 Comments »
October 15th, 2007
That Rotating Girl
Dang! Wherever I ‘ve gone on the web in the past few days, I have seen the damn chick rotate around her own axis. Experts say, if she is rotating clockwise you must be using more of your right brain and if she is going the other way, then your left brain dominates. Now, I [...]
Patrix | Fun Weird, Science | 13 Comments »
October 13th, 2007
How does it feel to die?
Have you ever thought of the ‘best’ way to die? Well, I have. Folks at the New Scientist examines how does it feel to die.
October 10th, 2007
The Shower Curtain Effect
Ever wonder why the shower curtain moves inward when you are in the shower when it should be the other way around? It may seem like a frivolous question but digging around for the answers led Dr. David Schmidt of University of Massachusetts to a 2001 Ig Nobel Prize (doesn’t help the frivolous accusation though). [...]
Patrix | Observations, Science | Comments Off
October 8th, 2007
Alex the parrot’s last words
“You be good. I love you.” Last words of a highly intelligent talking parrot. I’m sure humans have said far less intelligent words on their deathbed.
October 7th, 2007
Creating New Life Forms on Earth
Scientists create new life form in lab, the first newly created species on Earth. Social conservatives hold candlelight vigil against washing petri dishes and ask scientist-god to step away from the test tube.
May 6th, 2007
Do not believe in Evolution?
The question sounds strange or even facetious meant to elicit a smirk. However, in a country known for its scientific prowess and tendency to make great advances in technology, this question now forms part of the Presidential Debate. And what’s more, it even receives a mixed response.
Last Friday, the Republican candidates - all ten of [...]
Patrix | Current Affairs, Politicking, Science, United States | 9 Comments »
April 3rd, 2007
Stephen Hawking and Rudy Giuliani to speak at Texas A&M
Two different eminent personalities are coming down to Texas A&M this month for two different reasons. I plan to attend both lectures since I have missed most of the events this semester. The availability of such lectures is one of the perks of being at a nationally renowned university in spite of being located in [...]
Patrix | Politicking, Science, United States, education | 5 Comments »
February 22nd, 2007
The HPV Dilemma
The HPV vaccine issue in Texas is a classic policy example of ends versus means with a little bit of wacky ideological mixed in for good measure. The genital human pappillomavirus (HPV) is known to cause cervical cancer among women and the chances of an average person getting the disease is quite high. “Since it [...]
Patrix | Governance, Health, Science | 11 Comments »
February 1st, 2007
Beer Under the Microscope
You have to be a real nerd to put beer under the microscope. Either beer is that beautiful or you just are too high [via].
Technorati Tags: beer, science, microscope, colors
Patrix | Food Drink, Fun Weird, Science | 7 Comments »
January 2nd, 2007
Person of the Year 2006
To offense to ‘you’ but I think this man deserved the Person of the Year recognition. Why? As BBC puts it, here are some reasons:
For being everywhere this year, with the publication of his global bestseller, The God Delusion.
For proving that scientists can still change the way people think.
For thinking clearly in a world that [...]
January 2nd, 2007
How Women Pick Mates vs. Flings
“Women seem to judge potential mates by how masculine their features are, new research shows. Men with square jaws and well-defined brow ridges are seen as good short-term partners, while those with more feminine traits such as a rounder face and fuller lips are perceived as better long-term mates” [source]. And we thought only men [...]
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October 26th, 2006
Pi in Pixels
This is what you get if you assign a colored pixel to each decimal value of pi [source]. No real pattern; just random noise or is it?
Technorati Tags: pi, pixels, color
Patrix | Fun Weird, Images and Photography, Science | 2 Comments »
Movies I've Watched...
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2008-09-02 21:00
Explores the brother-sister relationship brought together during their father's last days.
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2008-09-01 21:00
Poignant but slow narrative of an orphaned girl living with her aunt in rural Maharashtra.
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2008-08-09 23:00
Stunning and engaging narration. Raw violence and personal struggles of ordinary guys in a tough neighborhood.
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2008-08-05 20:00
Underwhelming. Johansson is miscast but continues her run of being the 'other woman'.
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