Writing on the Brain. What does it take to become a writer? Joseph Epstein says, "Incompetence, contempt, lunacy—once you have these in place, you are set to go." Actually, he argues that science is wrong in trying to distill what makes a person a writer by sticking people in MRIs and fiddling with brain chemistry. But what is being accomplished by putting such things as "free will" and "soul" and "consciousness" on a pedestal? Our current tools for studying the brain are probably still not sophisticated enough, but that's no reason to dismiss all research on the subject and conclude that creativity comes from some "mysterious place" we shouldn't meddle with.
Insect Shop. Make your own bugs here in this flash time-wasting doo-dad.
Squid Eats Skua. (via Monkeyfilter) Another reason to make sure my food is very, very dead before I take a bite.
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