They stimulated my brain cells anyway. Here are several interesting blogicles I’ve stumbled across on my recent travels:<\/p>\n
Mental_floss<\/strong>: How to join the Amish<\/a>. A wry, at-a-glance piece on just what’s required. Anthropology.net<\/strong>: If upright walking is so energetically favourable, why do apes still “knuckle-walk”?<\/a> Current research suggests humans learned to walk upright to conserve energy. Kambiz Kamrani answers the question creationists keep asking.<\/p>\n Compiler<\/strong>: It’s sink or swim time for Thunderbird<\/a>. Mozilla’s chief executive is ready to cut the email app loose so it can be run by a different entity.<\/p>\n AlertNet<\/strong>: 200,000 displaced, scores killed by floods in Sudan<\/a>. As if they didn’t have enough to worry about… written by Red Cross\/Crescent<\/strong> personnel in the country.<\/p>\n Danger Room<\/strong>: Drunk astronauts launched into space<\/a>. A NASA panel found that drunken astronauts were allowed to fly despite warnings about their alcohol consumption. *sigh*<\/p>\n Engadget<\/strong>: European Commission files antitrust charges against Intel<\/a>. For using “illegal tactics” against AMD.<\/p>\n
\nCelsias<\/strong>: Outdoor heaters warming the world literally<\/a>. The amount of carbon dioxide from patio heaters in Scotland is the equivalent to that produced by more than 1,200 homes.<\/p>\n