Yeah, But We Ain't So Good At Sonar Ourselves

Friday Fun....

 Leave it to The Onion to scoop The Journal of Marine Biology:

http://www.theonion.com/articles/study-reveals-dolphins-lack-capacity-to-mock-celeb,17422/

Men... Women... Explained

Clifford Pickover explicates the differences between men and women here:
http://sprott.physics.wisc.edu/pickover/pc/manwoman.html
;-)

Spiders On Drugs

Friday video:

This piece of science/humor has been circling the Web for quite awhile but still worth a gander, and based on some actual research:

Why Boys Will Be Boys

Friday video:

The physiology of male sex drive explained simply:

Huhhh?

Just a simple fun math diversion today that I've adapted from another blog:


-- Proof --

Suppose:

a + b = c.

This can then be equivalently written as:

(4a – 3a) + (4b – 3b) = 4c – 3c

After reorganizing (adding/subtracting from both sides):

4a + 4b – 4c = 3a + 3b – 3c

Take the constants out of the brackets:

4(a + b – c) = 3(a + b – c)

Remove the same term left and right:

4 = 3

Ta-daaaaaaa!!

Spoiled Brats?

For this Friday video, some comic relief on modern-day science and technology:

A Priest and an Aardvark Walk Into a Bar

Natalie Angier on memory for jokes and more here:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/17/science/17angi.html?_r=1

Speaking of jokes, a great read:

"Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar" by Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein

Laughter... The Best Medicine?

Scientific American piece on the subject of humor and health here:

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=laughing-matters

And for a free healthy dose go HERE.