Morning Cup of Links: Be A Martian
NASA needs lots of help sorting through the hundreds of thousands of images they've collected from the surface of Mars. To enlist volunteer participation, they developed the online game Be A Martian, in which players analyze data and collect points. (via Metafilter)
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Will turkeys respond to beatboxing any sooner than plain turkey calls? Well, you also have to factor in the giggling.
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Foreign Afflictions: Mental Disorders across Country Borders. Are mental illnesses in other cultures really different, or are the underlying processes the same with different manifestations?
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Children re-enact the First Thanksgiving. And and then go on to illustrate a big chunk of American history.
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Watch Stefanie Germanotta perform at an NYU Talent Show. She would later make a name for herself as Lady Gaga.
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It's the Mother Nature we rarely get to see. Feast your eyes on the winners of the Olympus BioScapes 2009 digital imaging competition. (via Neatorama)
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Five Other Thanksgiving Holidays. As much as we appreciate the Pilgrims' contribution to our holiday calendar, they are far from the first to set aside a holiday to give thanks for a bountiful harvest.