Recent content by Galteeth

The study notes that a menopausal mechanism would have had to predate the effects they are referring to. So male choice didn't "cause menopause", it prevented menopause from dying out. At least that's what I took from that. Could be wrong, didn't read it that closely and am about to go to bread.

sort of Morrison took over the writing duties for Batman for the past six years or so. Different "arcs" are collected in graphic novels. The whole thing is nearing it's conclusion with only two issues left. It's difficult to describe, but it's head over heels above typical superhero comic...

Seems to be a real thing. http://blog.chron.com/sciguy/2011/07/china-at-work-on-finding-the-iq-genes-and-then-what/ This research is certainly interesting. I think it's about time someone started doing this kind of work. Personally, I think finding the "ingredients" for intelligence is...

Definetly one of the craziest science fiction epics I've seen recently.

One of the problems with trying to get into a discussion about "fairness" in terms of taxes is that there is a hidden underlying assumption that money earned is relatively equivalent to value added. Not only is this not the case, but the notion of value is one that depends on subjective...

Isn't the game who DIDN'T say it?

Benjamin Disraeli

http://quoteinvestigator.com/2010/05/17/remain-silent/

"Beam me up Scotty." This was never said on the original Star Trek.

Am I being a derp and just missing it? Or did it get taken down?

I'm all for the fiscal cliff. Let people finally start to take the problem seriously. I'd rather have a bad recession/depression for two years then collapse of the dollar (and hence the world economy) down the road.

Linear and abstract. I have an excellent memory for stories, events, etc. I can often remember events (in terms of order, changes etc.) in other people's lives better then they can. Anything I can turn into a story, I can understand (and then this happened, then this happened.) I am also...

Your wit is as dry as the sahara.

Vladimir Nabokov comes to mind.

I really like suggestion 1. Here's one. If you're stuck in a traffic jam, don't speed up, break, etc. Maintain a slow constant speed. You'll save gas, and move just as fast as everybody else. People will initially honk at you, but if you stick to your guns, you can break up the traffic a...