Category Archives: Cool Stuff

Cool Stuff for March

By Raelifin | Published: March 10, 2010

Normally I share this sort of stuff on reader/buzz, but these amazing items from Ze Frank slipped through:

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Beyond Anthropomorphism Quote

By Raelifin | Published: February 19, 2010

The more I study nature and biology, the more I see that anthropomorphism gets in the way of understanding animals as well. Certain birds, cats, dogs, and even rodents are intelligent, but thinking of their intelligence merely as inferior to humans is not the whole story. Different forms of intelligence have to be understood on [...]

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Vanguard on Robotic War

By Raelifin | Published: December 4, 2009

Vanguard has some of my favorite reporting on global events and trends. This week they investigate robotic warriors, a subject which I have written about in the past. The only thing which was really news to me was the fully-automatic shotgun (3:20). Scary stuff.

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A Basket of Wonderful Things

By Raelifin | Published: November 5, 2009
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When Capitalism Fails

By Raelifin | Published: August 19, 2009

“We took a wrong turn when doctors stopped being doctors and became businessmen,”
This is the best piece of journalism I’ve seen in a while.
I suggest that everyone who is slightly interested in health-care read it. It’s eight pages, but well worth it.

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