- Sense And Sensibility and Sea Monsters, huh? I worry about diminishing returns, but I’ve heard pretty good things about Pride And Prejudice And Zombies, Quirk’s last book in this sort-of-series. (Seeing as how Pride and Prejudice is the only Jane Austen I’ve ever read, maybe I should also read Seth Grahame-Smith’s parody of it. Then again, I read Austen’s book, along with another for a test, in a single weekend, and I can’t say I remember a lot about it. Some people get married in the end, I think?) I just worry: can The Werewolves of Mansfield ParK or Emma: Vampire Hunter be far behind?
- I fucking knew it! Cursing may be good for you. Clay Davis must be the healthiest man alive. [via]
- Toxic Substance Allows Birds to “See” Magnetic Field:
Cryptochrome is also present in the human eye, but our amount of superoxides is even lower.
That’s because superoxides reduce longevity, so human evolution has put a premium on longer life spans instead of on better steering.
In birds, however, evolution has favored a bit of cellular damage in return for the navigational benefits of magnetic vision, the researchers conclude.
What this seems to suggest, possibly, is that if we increased the amount of superoxides in our system, we could “see” the magnetic field just like birds. Of course, given the trade-off in toxicity, I don’t think we’ll find anyone too eager to test this hypothesis. [via]
- One should always be scared when George Lucas turns his eye towards “relationships and emotional landscapes.” [via]
- And finally, I love these fake library ads. More pictures from the Johnson County Library here. [via]