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Happy Darwin Day

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I'll have to admit, Science and Religion do have something in common. People who devote themselves to these human activities willingly spend their days in desolate places, trying to to make sense of the world. Both activities certainly stimulate a certain part of our brains, so that these devoted people overcome their natural tendencies to socialize. Since I think that the scientific method of obtaining the truths of the universe is superior to the religious method -if there is one at all-, I am very much touched by some scientists devotion to their research. Take Peter and Rosemary Grant. They have been spending 6 months of their year in a lonely rocky island in the Galapagos Archipelago, meticulously measuring, tagging, identifying Galapagos Finches since 1973. They were able to demonstrate that they are evolving their beak sizes over the years, matching the changes in weather, insect types, and sizes: It was the same devotion to trying to understand the world through evidence, t...

Cool girl, cool picture

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Sorry Chan. I'm not available anymore. Found someone better. Much better.

Cat Power covers Space Oddity

My female vocal Cat Power has covered David Bowie's Space Oddity for a commercial. So far we only got the 30 second clip of the commercial, I'm very keen on listening the full song.

My favorite female celebrities:

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My favorite female celebrities are Katee Sackhoff, who plays Kara Thrace in Battlestar Galactica, and Charyln Marshall a.k.a Cat Power , the American singer. I'd love to sit and get nerdy with Katee and talk about Dylan for hours with Charyln. Here is a song Cat Power wrote for Bob Dylan, from her latest album, the Jukebox: