Scientists say they've carried out the first rigorous analysis of dance moves that make men attractive to women. You can watch the winning video at the post. But, hey, hey, HEY, why call bad dancing “Dad dancing”? There’s no call for that!
This guy paints the shells of snails, and then releases them to go their way.
A Cockroach Brain a Day will Keep the Doctor Away: “New research finds that the rudimentary brains of cockroaches and locusts teem with antimicrobial compounds that slay harmful E. coli and MRSA, the antibiotic-resistant staph bacterium.” Wired reports on research that may lead to treatments for humans.
The teen robber demanded his wallet, so he gave him his coat, too, and took him to dinner.
Survey: Nonreligious doctors more likely to hasten the death of their patients.
In “The Good Man Philip and the Scoundrel Pullman,” Betty Smartt Carter provides a clever review of The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ. I shared some comments about Pullman’s book back in April. Read Carter’s brief and imaginative article, too.
“More than three decades later, I still don't believe that the series "jumped the shark" when Fonzie jumped the shark.” If you still don’t know where the phrase “jumped the shark” comes from, here’s an LAT article that will explain it all—and defend the Happy Days episode the phrase refers to.
“Mr. Brandon is especially bothered by colleges' obsession with secrecy and by what he sees as their misuse of the Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act, which Congress passed in 1974. Ferpa made student grade reports off-limits to parents. But many colleges have adopted an expansive view of Ferpa, claiming that the law applies to all student records. Schools are reluctant to give parents any information about their children, even when it concerns academic, disciplinary and health matters that might help mom and dad nip a problem in the bud.” From a WSJ article reviewing Craig Brandon’s “The Five-Year Party,” so titled on the reality that only 30% of students enrolled in liberal-arts colleges graduate in four years. Roughly 60% take at least six years to get their degrees.”
Posts at “Get Anchored” since last Tuesday:
Review of "Darkness is My Only Companion"
LeaderLines: Stages into Deeper Small-Group Fellowship
“When being healed becomes the only goal it’s a problem”
“Eroding mutual tolerance in America”
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