Miss Cellania
April 14th, 2008
by Miss Cellania - April 14, 2008 - 2:26 AM

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Brain Scanners Can See Your Decisions Before You Make Them. Does one’s subconscious override free will? Cue the Twilight Zone music.
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Top 10 Most Tasty Cuisines in the World. You may argue about the order, but just reading the list made me hungry!
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How Asian doctors became white, a lesson in manipulating statistics. If the numbers don’t support your study on the underrepresentation of minorities, just redefine “minority”.
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An Engineer’s Guide to Cats. Do not miss the segment on cat yodeling.
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How to Shop Green. There’s a big difference between truly environmentally-friendly products and those who indulge in “greenwashing”, so you have to do your homework.
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The dangers of smoking marijuana include the nasty things dealers add to increase the weight. A German hospital treated 29 cases of lead poisoning traced to pot.
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A dog suffers from cervical fractures and spinal cord trauma. His name is Lucky. Yes, it’s an old joke, but it’s also the true story of a dog you’ll cheer for.
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Even houses are on diets these days. When you can’t afford much land, you can always build higher!

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Comments (1)
  1. Thanks very much for linking to my post on the NEJM report of lead adulteration of marijuana in Germany – pretty serious stuff. I think this is the second mental_floss link I’ve gotten so I appreciate your support.

    Drop me an e-mail when you have a chance. I’d love to chat with you. Abel

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