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Science Etcetera, Jupiterday 20080731

July 31st, 2008
  • Happy National Orgasm Day!
  • CERS’ SafeRoadMaps.org helps you plot the safest routes to you destination.

    • SafeRoadMaps.org

    SafeRoadMaps.org
  • The Union of Concerned Scientists has posted the Top 12 Political Cartoons from their yearly Science Idol Contest. They just get better every year.
  • Women start out happier, but men overtake women in happiness later in life, as they find more financial and familial satisfaction.
  • The mechanism of “memory replay” during sleep dimishes with age, possibly hampering our brains’ ability to consolidate memories.
  • Oxytocin, the hormone we get from cuddling, helps us to encode positive social memories.

    • Oxytocin Molecule

    Oxytocin Molecule
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  • Ways to hallucinate without drugs.
  • People worry about sharks at the beach, when rip currents are the real killer.
  • As oil prices skyrocket, sailboats return for shipping.
  • It’s a mini panda baby boom as four giant panda cubs born in 14 hours.
  • Growing Salt Crystals with a toilet paper roll:



    • One comment to “Science Etcetera, Jupiterday 20080731”

    1. When I was in the United Kingdom in 2001, I actually saw a window display at a lingerie store that promoted National Orgasm Day.

           by Vicky August 1st, 2008 at 2:32 am

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