So it turns out science fiction might have it right: Stephen Hawking things that if a black hole is large enough and is rotating, it might just be possible for a human being to fall through it, rather than being crushed to death. Where to? Not our universe, he suggests, but Somewhere Else. I’m not […]
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There are six-foot otters. They hunt in packs. This is a Real Thing. Be afraid. Be very afraid. http://animals.nationalgeographic.co.uk/animals/mammals/giant-river-otter/ Read more:On The Theme Of Random Biology…Do All The Things: The Post Office IncidentI Did Not Realise Birds Could Be So Hilarious #FunFacts
A less self-indulgent post, in which I essentially just run around squeeing about all the Mad Science I’ve found this week. Bug protects itself by turning its environment to gold. Mass meditation prevents violent crime. The Four Georges: Born To Rule (okay, so that one’s history) Brain Frequencies The Art of Eating Insects (an emminently
Ten points if you know where that quote comes from 😉 This is something I meant to post a few weeks ago, and I’ve lost all of it now but the fundamental point. Never mind. It’s still worth noting. Society has spent millenia praising and revering the intellect. Man is a creature of reason, we
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This makes me irrationally happy. Octopuses and I have a very love-terror relationship: the freak the heck out of me, but I also adore them. In other news, I think I have begun to clarify my relationship with writing. Happy days. Also, the bread-shoggoth is beginning to make bubbles; hopefully we shall have an
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