January 2011
“We are unutterably alone essentially, especially in the things most intimate and...”
– Rainer Maria Rilke (via awritersruminations)
“What I most of all feel is weariness, and the disquiet that is its twin when the...”
– Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet, 337 (via dustillremain)
Why Seahorses Are So Curvy →
(NEWSER) – The seahorse is one of the more unusual-looking creatures in the oceans, and now scientists say they’ve unlocked the secret to the curvy shape—it’s all about hunting. Seahorses feed by waiting for their prey to swim by, then striking; their curved neck gives them more range to their attacks. “It’s subtle, but small changes like this drive evolution,” says...
Why Elderly Drive Badly: They See Too Much →
(NEWSER) – One of the knocks against elderly drivers is that, like Mr. Magoo, they just can’t see what’s in front of them. A new neurological study flips the premise and suggests that they see too much, reports Scientific American. The theory goes like this: Our brain takes in so much visual data that it’s developed a “spatial suppression” filter to help us ignore...
“I’m sick of not having the courage to be an absolute nobody.”
– Salinger (via frannyfits)
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McDonald's 'University' More Exclusive Than... →
(Newser) – Chinese young people are desperate to get an education—in McDonald’s management techniques. China’s edition of McDonald’s “Hamburger University” has become harder to get into than Harvard, Bloomberg reports, accepting less than 1% of applicants, compared to the Crimson’s record low of 7% last year. Of course, it’s...
