December 2008
Virginity pledges don't mean much, study says (via... →
sarita8:
“Studies find that kids in abstinence-only programs have negative, biased views about whether condoms work,” she says. Since such programs promote abstinence only they tend to give only the disadvantages of birth control, she says. Teens learn condoms don’t protect you completely from human papillomavirus (HPV) and herpes, which is true, but they may not realize that they protect against...
Who else has no one to kiss when the clock strikes...
havent-got-a-prayer:
(via livedeliberate)
I’ll pick a good friend and kiss them. I’m sure they’ll understand.
Maybe I’ll just grab the nearest person.
Watchojesus:
South Park: After Jesus convinces Kyle to kill him, He dies, is resurrected, and kills Bill Donohue. Snowball is then made Pope.
Watchcwashnock:
Rainbow Coalition: Immigration to the US, 1820-2007 (via nlindig)
one flying dot = 100,000 people
Civic Literacy Test →
atheistramblings:
via andrewrfox:
I got a 26/33, or 79%… this test proved what I already know:
I have a good grasp on this country’s history
I have a bad grasp on economics
marco:
(via lfarm)
I got an 85% (28/33). I’m qualified to live here! Yay!
24/33 72.73% not to bad for a non-American.
I scored 29 out of 33 or 87.88%. Chris, I’m pretty sure that if you take this, you will...
Waste Coffee Grounds Offer New Source Of Biodiesel... →
atheistramblings:
Researches in Nevada are claiming that waste coffee grounds can provide a cheap, abundant and environmentally friendly source of biodiesel fuel.
Apparently spent coffee grounds contain between 11 and 20 percent oil by weight. This compares well with traditional biodiesel feedstocks such as canola, palm and soybean oil.
“Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a...”
– Albert Einstein
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Medical History of American Presidents →
I enjoyed reading Thomas Jefferson’s.
BBC NEWS | UK | Education | Many lie over books... →
I feel like I might have done this.
cwashnock:
Nearly half of all men and one-third of women have lied about what they have read to try to impress friends or potential partners, a survey suggests.
Men were most likely to do this to appear intellectual or romantic, found the poll of 1,500 people by Populus for the National Year of Reading campaign.
One in five adults said they would read their...
Admission questions to Oxford, Cambridge called... →
cwashnock:
Have they read UChicago’s?
(via ctatum)
I just thought the six people following me on...
…that I got into Goucher College! That’s where I’ll be in January!
Random British Boy: So what do you plan to do with "neuroscience"?
Me: I dunno... I think I wanna be a psychologist.
RBB: Oh then what's your analysis of me? From your first impression.
Me: I don't know. You seem pretty complicated.
RBB: What? You think I'm complicated because I'm bisexual?
Me: No, I think you're complicated because you got kicked out of school for selling cocaine.
RBB: Oh, okay.
Scientists back brain drugs for healthy people -... →
“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not...”
– Albert Einstein
The Trouble With Thomas Jefferson: The eloquent... →
A pretty interesting article if you have time to read it.
Former Death Row Inmate Discusses His Wrongful... →
…at the amazing school I’m hoping to attend in January! Dang, I hope I hear from them soon.
It's My Party, But I Don't Feel Part of It →
cwashnock:
“But as a black Republican, I was chagrined that the political party I’ve belonged to for 20 years had just suffered a blistering electoral defeat. And that along the way, it had lost 96 percent of the black vote and 67 percent of the Hispanic vote — the worst showing for the Republican Party among minorities in its 150-year history.”