These are my undigested internests for April 15th through April 21st:
- Sense of smell makes flies’ time fly – health – 20 April 2010 – New Scientist – Could smells affect your lifespan? Female fruit flies deprived of the ability to smell food outlive their peers. The sense of smell may be linked to the cellular ageing process in many other organisms – even people.
- Canada’s military chief in Afghanistan ‘fired rifle in air base’ – Telegraph – Canada's senior military commander in Afghanistan has ordered an investigation into himself after he accidentally fired his rifle while loading it at an air base.
- The World’s Ugliest Statues – By Joshua Keating | Foreign Policy – They are ugly.
- The False Religion of Mideast Peace: And Why I’m No Longer a Believer – By Aaron David Miller | Foreign Policy – Etymologists tell us that the word "religion" may come from the Latin root religare, meaning to adhere or bind. It's a wonderful derivation. In both its secular and religious manifestations, faith is alluring and seductive precisely because it's driven by propositions that bind or adhere the believer to a compelling set of ideas that satisfy rationally or spiritually, but always obligate.
- When Situations Not Personality Dictate Our Behaviour | PsyBlog – A fundamental mistake we often make when judging other people is assuming that their behaviour mainly reflects their personality. Unfortunately this ignores another major influence on how people behave staring us right in the face: the situation.
- Tim Wise rips apart racist Neo-Confederate mythology « The Marxist-Leninist – I really like Tim Wise.
- Man Unable To Wear Nice Clothes Without Everyone Asking Questions | The Onion – America’s Finest News Source – Tell me about it.
