Quickies
Skepchick Quickies, 2.29
- NPR talks to Neil deGrasse Tyson about why exploring space still matters.
- Prosthetics breakthrough might fuse nerves with fake limbs. (From Vernon.)
- Are rich people more likely to behave badly?
- A comprehensive guide to the Illuminati.
“Yo, while we’re here can we talk about reptoids?… No”
*snerk*
The prosthetic limb article if fascinating. It’s something people have been dreaming about forever but it’s amazing how our imaginations often out pace our actual abilities.
I was hoping that was a guide to the Illuminati card game
That’s funny, I use Foucault’s Pendulum when I can’t sleep; it’s better than Sominex. In fact, Umberto Eco sounds like a sleep aid.
Uhg, tag fail.
So the Illuminati article have me an idea for a new game. It’s similar to six degrees of Kevin Bacon; I call it six degrees of fucking crazy.
The rules are just like sdoKB except instead of connecting 2 actors you have to connect 2 celebrities and 1 landmark to a major world event via an organization.
For example, can you connect Marie Antoinette, Pink, and Machu Pitchu with the Kursk disaster as caused by Viacom?
No?
Good, that means you’re sane. ;)