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more about #weirdscience more comments → pesematology: Oh for the fuck of shit. At least you gave us a cute kitten chaser to this drivel. more » Gumbina80: My husband and my dog (both males) are entirely creatures of habit. Wake up at the same time every day, go in the same direction for a walk, eat the s... more » logruszed: Son, you got a froggie on your head. more » tiredfairy: Frog hat! Sorry, what was that drivel about personalities? I sees a cute kitteh. What if your personality is based in being consistently unpredictab... more » salthegeek: What really? All my friends-that-are-girls have way more personalities than me. Then again I have none. more » Highsmith: To me this means that women are able to adapt to changing circumstances & environments with varying behavior, which makes them more likely to survive. more » whynotshesaid: What a strange definition of personality. Are they saying that a dude who comes home from work every day and drinks beer and scratches his balls whil... more » lovelyivy: That cat made it very difficult to concentrate on the study. Want! I am severely allergic, but want!!!! Also: agree with others that this definition ... more » FrannyR: I hate bad science. It gives (stupid) ppl an excuse to doubt, mock and reject good science. more » Erda: It IS true with cats, I must say. My boy cats are way more entertaining than Daisy, our one little girl kitty. I've noticed with friends' cats that... more » Lymed: My male cat is always wearing large hats too. But I consider my female cat laughing at him to be a sign of her personality. more » Sputnik_Sweetheart: I'm sorry, what were you saying? I was distracted by a cute kitten in a silly hat. more » Tippi Hedren: I feel like "personality" is the wrong word to describe consistency... more » sybann: This is wonderful! Please alert me when us flat chested sisters can do the same. Just one damn cup size... #breastcancer more » BearDownCBears: That'll do, pig. #breastcancer more » -
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Personality Plus
"Males have more pronounced personalities than females across a range of species — from humans to house sparrows — according to new research." (NB: "Personality" is defined as "consistent, predictable behaviours.") [ScienceDaily] -
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Breast Intentions
Doctors are hopeful that new stem cell technology will allow women to regrow breasts within the next three years. The technique - which involves injecting fat tissue into a biodegradable chamber - has already proved successful in pigs. [Telegraph] -
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Happiness Is Married, With Children
Score one for Family Values. Or at least another talking point for the rabid, ongoing, totally theoretical kids/no kids! war! More » -
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Making Physics Fun
At the link: A musing about the state of science in children's lives; chemistry sets have given way to "boogerology" kits, emphasizing gross stuff in an effort to lure kids. But click through for the anvil launch video! [Retro Thing] -
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5 Movies John Hughes Will Be Remembered For
Filmmaker John Hughes passed away today at 59. Though he was responsible for such classics as Vacation, Mr. Mom, and Home Alone, it's probably his teen movies—which continue to resonate with each generation—that he'll really be remembered for. More » -
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John Hughes 1950 — 2009
The director, producer and writer responsible for hugely popular movies like National Lampoon's Vacation, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Weird Science, The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles and Pretty in Pink died today in New York. More to come. [TMZ, Wikipedia] -
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Deception, Seduction & Cannibalism: Drama In The Night Sky
According to Dr. Sara Lewis, most of the flashing lights we see in the summer are the mating calls of male fireflies, who converse nightly with the females waiting in the grass for the male with the largest "gift." [NYT] -
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New Technology "Prints" 3-D Fetuses
A Brazilian designer generates 3-D plaster models of fetuses from ultrasounds. It's a cool option for blind women — but will it become, as London Times commenters fear, another weapon in the fight against abortion? [TimesOnline] -
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Beagles + Sea Anemone Genes = Glow-In-The-Dark Puppies
The stereotype of the "mad" scientist is deserved. [BoingBoing] -
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The "Orgasm Robot": Educational Or Offensive?
A reader has tipped us to this bizarre contraption, known as "Moaning Lisa," a robotic instrument designed to challenge users to master "the process leading to a female orgasm" using a series of ultrasonic sensors. More » -
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Say Cheese? Childhood Snaps & Adult Divorce
Scientists allege it's possible to predict whose marriages will fail by looking at "smile intensity" in childhood photographs. More » -
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Funny Guys Always Get The Girl
A recent study shows that Seth Rogen and his troop of bros are right: funny men do get their pick of ladies. More » -
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Penis Pump
A new study of the effectiveness of the penile-extending device Andropenis in our favorite medical journal, BJU International, shows that Andropenis can make men's dicks bigger, and some men have serious body issues. [Science Daily] -
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Passing Gas Is The New Viagra
Italian scientists have discovered that hydrogen sulphide, found in rotten eggs and human farts, stimulates erections when injected into human penii. This is good news for one Jezebel reader, concerned about farting during anal sex. More » -
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Navel Gazing
We've always assumed our navels are just for piercing, but Aki Sinkkonen has a new theory on the belly button: he believes that they served the evolutionary purpose of signaling fertility to potential mates. More » -
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When Daddy's A Mad Scientist, You'll Wear An Electrode Cap And Like It!
Awesome, awesome article in the Times yesterday about "a new crop of scientists using their children as research subjects." More » -
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Cheating, Opportunistic Sluts Have Only Hormones To Blame
A new study asserts that women with high levels of the so-called "Marilyn Monroe" hormone are not only considered more attractive than their peers, but are also more likely to be unfaithful. More » -
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The Silent And Painful Killer: "Childbed Fever"
The feminist and writer Mary Wollstonecraft met her end at the hands of a medical mystery that killed scores of 18th century mothers. Why? More » -
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And Eat It, Too: In Defense Of Kitchen Ignorance
Says one killjoy in today's New York Times, "Cooking is chemistry, and the only way to know for sure is to employ the scientific method." Um, no thanks. Pass the butter. More »
