Saturday, October 29, 2011

OWS Exposed

Interesting website on the Occupy Wall Street movement:

OWS Exposed

Friday, October 28, 2011

The mathematician vs. the rhetorician: Why Paul Ryan has become Barack Obama’s biggest headache

Very interesting:

The mathematician vs. the rhetorician: Why Paul Ryan has become Barack Obama’s biggest headache - ConservativeHome's The Republican: The present field of GOP candidates has done little to date to put Obama on the defensive or knock him back onto his heels. If anything, Obama has done himself the most harm by appearing clueless about the economy and vindictive toward those offering real reform ideas. But if anyone has done more to back Obama into a corner, it is Paul Ryan.

Sunday, October 23, 2011

Squirts of Insulin May Help Those With Early Alzheimer’s

I hope this pans out:

Squirts of Insulin May Help Those With Early Alzheimer’s - NYTimes.com: A small pilot study has found preliminary evidence that squirting insulin deep into the nose where it travels to the brain might hold early Alzheimer’s disease at bay, researchers said on Monday.

Sunday, October 16, 2011

The story behind the world's oldest museum, built by a Babylonian princess 2,500 years ago

Fascinating:

The story behind the world's oldest museum, built by a Babylonian princess 2,500 years ago: In 1925, archaeologist Leonard Woolley discovered a curious collection of artifacts while excavating a Babylonian palace. They were from many different times and places, and yet they were neatly organized and even labeled. Woolley had discovered the world's first museum.