• The New York Times advises us to approach the Thanksgiving meal “the way a CEO might.” Uhh, not even sure where to start on that one.
• Some good news this holiday: Cancer diagnoses are on the decline.
• The newest in medical technology: A barcode chip that tests your blood for disease.
• The latest in climate change research: A shrimp on a treadmill. Seriously.
• You know it’s bad out there when gaming companies are seeing their stock take a hit.
• And to top it off, the financial crisis hits Google. It’s official: No one is immune.
• Sketchy study finds that more people believe in aliens and ghosts than God. Or perhaps they just think God is an alien?
• And here’s a fun idea in the obesity era: health waivers for Thanksgiving dinner guests. More casserole, anyone?
November 26th, 2008 at 7:49 pm
In the “Sketchy study” article, the author says that a Baylor survey of college students found an inverse correlation between religious and paranormal beliefs. A similar study in New Zealand, http://www.stuff.co.nz/asset/Beliefs.pdf , found the opposite. I wonder what the difference is between the studies, or perhaps between Americans and Kiwis.
December 4th, 2008 at 4:45 am
What is belief in aliens anyway? There’s a huge difference between thinking that it’s quite possible life has evolved elsewhere in the universe (most of it probably not too intelligent, just like on earth) and believing in alien spaceships zipping through the atmosphere or lizardmen infiltrating our governments.