Year-old article...

...on the barbarism that is circumcision. Come on, people, why are we even still debating this?

Next candidate for self-awareness: The octopus

http://www.slate.com/id/2192211/

Who need opposable thumbs when you've got all those tentacles? Now they've just got to evolve those land-gills...

Water on Mars!

Sweet.

Optimizing your caffeine consumption

Great article at Developing Intelligence.

Be sure to read the comments section as well.

Jack!

Jack Black talks Brütal Legend... just a bit.

Additional coverage.

Locate sustainable/organic food vendors near you

Neat.

http://www.eatwellguide.org/search/advanced

2002-2005 archive dump: Urban Exploration

erik robson's blahg: Urban Exploration Archives

February 14, 2003

Ghosts in Washington, D.C.

VICTORIAN SECRETS OF WASHINGTON, DC

Posted by erik at 04:48 PM

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November 28, 2002

Ghost Towns

Not Urban Exploration per se, but it's in the same spirit.

Ghost Town Gallery

Posted by erik at 01:32 PM

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November 20, 2002

Urban Exploration: Dark Passage

Very nice site. Dark Passage

Posted by erik at 02:35 PM

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October 09, 2002

The Urban Exploration Webring

http://e.webring.com/hub?ring=draining&id=64&hub

Posted by erik at 07:50 PM

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Abandoned: Danver State Hospital

http://www.danversstatehospital.com/

Posted by erik at 07:46 PM

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Viewing Hole Gallery

http://kittyempire.org/viewy/

Posted by erik at 07:45 PM

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Urban decay in Detroit

http://www.seedetroit.com/urbandecay/index.htm

Posted by erik at 07:44 PM

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Abandoned Buildings

http://www.abandoned-buildings.com/

Posted by erik at 07:42 PM

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August 21, 2002

The Seattle Empire Laundry

Virtual urban exploration.

Posted by erik at 02:39 PM

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July 19, 2002

Oh hell yeah! Urban exploration!

I knew it wasn't just me!!!

Zone-Tour : Database of Urban Exploration

and

Infiltration: The zine about going places you're not supposed to go

And while we're in the neighborhood:

Salon.com: Infiltration

abandoned places

Modern Ruins

and finally...

Urban Exploration index at Yahoo

Posted by erik at 07:00 PM

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2002-2005 archive dump: Strange Animals

erik robson's blahg: Strange Animals Archives

December 11, 2003

Study proves hot women make men dumb

Fascinating.

Posted by erik at 12:16 PM

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August 12, 2003

Differences between male and female sexuality

This article conceals a subtle misandry, but it's an interesting read nevertheless.

Posted by erik at 09:54 AM

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March 18, 2003

Study: Marriage doesn't make you happier

Article over at CNN.

Posted by erik at 10:23 AM

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January 21, 2003

Birth control pill changes womens' taste in men

Wild. Women on the pill are more likely to go for "macho" men, while those off the pill are more likely to go for "sensitive" men.

Posted by erik at 05:43 PM

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January 03, 2003

"Sex makes your brain grow"

Article at the Globe and Mail.

Posted by erik at 05:50 PM

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November 27, 2002

The world's longest tongue?

Belongs to a 12-year-old German schoolgirl.

Er... hm.

Posted by erik at 10:11 PM

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November 22, 2002

Humans' first pivotal development?

The ability to grasp objects.

Posted by erik at 10:24 AM

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August 30, 2002

Sperm have "memory"

Are we strange animals?

You'd better fucking believe it.

Posted by erik at 11:57 PM

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August 26, 2002

Strange animals?

Very.

"Boys compete 'for the sake of it'."

Posted by erik at 10:13 AM

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August 16, 2002

Irrationality in the Nash equilibrium

The problem with game theory: We're irrational creatures.

Posted by erik at 04:20 PM

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July 21, 2002

Just resign from the game

7 Habits of Highly Celibate Men

Although #7 is kind of lame ;)

Posted by erik at 02:53 PM

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June 08, 2002

Animals, but not so strange

Environmental Predictors of Geographic Variation in Human Mating Preferences, by Kevin J. McGraw

PDF version

HTML version, through Google's PDF-to-HTML service

Press release -- a good summary of the paper

Posted by erik at 03:43 PM

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June 04, 2002

...?

Strange animals...

Posted by erik at 02:26 AM

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May 23, 2002

*blank stare*

Man, we are some strange animals.

Posted by erik at 12:23 AM

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2002-2005 archive dump: Politics

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