Aug 21 2007
Things that make you go ‘hmm’
In a good way. Some are funny, some are just intriguing.
Good vibrations: An 86-year-old Jewish doctor has donated 12 surfboards to Gaza to promote peace. (AP)
Aiming high: A one-legged father of 78 is marrying two more women as he goes for 100 by 2015. (CNN/Emirates Today)
The power of words: The influence of pronouns in brain function. (Anthropology.net/Science Daily)
In it for the long haul: Venezuela’s congress has approved constitutional reforms that could let Hugo Chavez rule for a long, long time. (AP/Boston Globe)
The good thief: A gunman holding up a convenience store halted his robbery to wait on a couple who eagerly accepted a pack of smokes and other items without paying. (Kansas City TV)
The great debate: Are gadgets and the internet actually addictive? (CNN)
A new power: Mysterious Italian crime syndicate linked to massacre in Germany eclipses Sicilian Mafia. (International Herald Tribune)
Thanks for posting the influence of pronouns piece. Fascinating stuff!