Monday, May 14, 2012

pathogens, sandwiches, etc

So, this website tracks outbreaks of various pathogens globally. It appears to cull this information from newspapers and online articles (officially "disparate data sources, including online news aggregators, eyewitness reports, expert-curated discussions and validated official reports")  and updates hourly. Pretty darn cool, and it also is a bit of a black hole, time-wise, as it's searchable both by pathogen as well as by location.

NPR's Sandwich Mondays blog posts are always amusing; a group out at NPR reviews some sort of "protein encased in bread product" in a frequently entertaining fashion.

Additionally, i was recounting this Van Halen dressing room demands story to Asuka during one of our long bike rides a few weeks ago. Curious bit of trivia.

Finally, a pair of stories from the NY Times regarding potential grandparents freezing their spinster daughters' eggs just in case, and genetic issues stemming from conception using donated sperm. Odd juxtaposition, NY Times.

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