Leora the Sane

Link dump for April 26th, 2009 through April 29th, 2009:

• Let’s Hear It for the Bees - An illuminating column about Honeybees and circadian rhythms. "Honeybees really are nature’s little treasures."
• Magic and the Brain: Teller Reveals the Neuroscience of Illusion - Absolutely brilliant.
  "Every time you perform a magic trick, you're engaging in experimental psychology," Teller says. "If the audience asks, 'How the hell did he do that?' then the experiment was successful. I've exploited the efficiencies of your mind."
• Cure For Honey Bee Colony Collapse? -

April 29, 2009 at 3:03 pm | Tags: bees, Inspiration, magic, nytimes, science | Category: Link dump | Leave a comment

Link dump for April 23rd, 2009 through April 24th, 2009:

• Steampunk Segway ( Legway ) - Too freakin' cool!
• Pew Poll on Obama at almost 100 days: Approved of, but even more liked - "As he approaches the 100-day mark of his presidency, Barack Obama’s job approval ratings are higher than those of his most recent predecessors. However, the 44th president is even more distinguished by his strong personal popularity. Fully 73% of Americans – including as many as 46% of Republicans – hold a favorable view of Obama as a person. Fewer people held favorable impressions of George W. Bush (61%) and Bill Clinton (60%) early in their first years."
• Bachmann: DHS head should resign if she believes ‘rightwing extremists’ report - More tasty tidbits from MN's favorite wacko: "To consider whole blocks of the American electorate somehow a threat to American security [...] It is like a hammer coming down on interest group after interest group that apparently the Obama administration perceives as a threat to us all."

April 24, 2009 at 9:00 pm | Tags: diy, MinnPost, mnindy, politics, steampunk | Category: Link dump | Leave a comment