Last week I posted a clip in which Frans de Waal described observations of a monkey offended by getting lower pay for completing a task (a bit of cucumber rather than a grape) in comparison with another monkey. This was … Continue reading
And Lizz Windstead. Amazingly enough, it’s a Sarah Silverman video that’s almost safe for work, as least as far as vocabulary goes, absent one little naughty word that goes by so fast you might not notice. Politically, on the other … Continue reading
Talking Points Memo has an interesting article by Brian Beutler on the question of whether people in the U.S. die from lack of health insurance. In brief, most research into the question says yes, but some studies have concluded otherwise. … Continue reading
Political but funny: by … Continue reading
A planet with a mass probably not much greater than that of the Earth has been discovered orbiting a star in the closest stellar system to our own. The discovery was announced yesterday by the European Southern Observatory in Chile. … Continue reading
You’ve got to hand it to Mitt Romney: No matter where you stand on any important matter, odds are he agrees with you. Here are the first two Romney versus Romney debates for your enjoyment. Together they run under three … Continue reading
To follow up on earlier posts, NBC reported Tuesday morning that as a precautionary measure British authorities are increasing security for Malala Yousufzai, the 14-years-old advocate for girls’ education shot in the head and neck last week in a Taliban … Continue reading
Update: Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted has finally given up pushing Republican efforts to block early voting for most people in Ohio. Late this afternoon he issued a directive (PDF) requiring polls to be open for uniform hours statewide … Continue reading
Jon Stewart pokes fun at the self-described “fair and balanced” network: The Daily ShowGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook by … Continue reading
Josh Barrow at Bloomberg has a good explanation of why Mitt Romney’s claims about his tax plan don’t hold water. To review briefly, Romney’s proposal is to cut personal income tax rates by 20 percent, eliminate the Alternative Minimum Tax … Continue reading