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When did man become best pals with the dog? Recent genetic research suggests that dogs may have evolved as recently as 40,000 years ago in East Asia, assumedly through human domestication of wolves. So how has this tightly coupled evolution affected our relationship with the little woofer? Cognitive research shows that dogs respond to humanContinue reading “Social coevolution”

The most surprising nugget in this Brown University newspaper interview with stoner hero Ellen Feiss (like my computer totally crashed and it went bleep bloop bloop bleep so i switched to apple) is the director of the series: Errol Morris. I had no idea that this docugenius was behind the clever character presentation in theContinue reading “Ellen Feiss interview”

A debate has ensued between myself and a friend, and I’m calling on the weblog community to help us solve it. So here it is: Which is more probable: a meteor hitting a commercial airliner, or a meteor hitting a person? There are quite a few variables in this debate, which I will list alongContinue reading “Consulting interview question #2520”

Nothing is better than when a good friend documents your life for three years and then edits it down into a three minute movie. Aisling has been around me continuously during my time here in dorkland, constantly taking pictures and video of the experience. Sit back and enjoy her (and my) life at one ofContinue reading “My lovely time at MIT”

I can’t really tell what kind of animals these singing Swedish pets are, but they’re damn cute with their hip hairstyles and endearing facial expressions.

While search engine companies struggle to provide effective geographical search methods, the BBC news service points to a simple and effective trick for identifying sites around you: search for your postal code. In this case, I used my postcode as the only search criteria, ensuring that the whole thing was in quote marks. A fullContinue reading “Location, postal style”

The Media Lab has many interesting relationships with our corporate sponsors. One of these that evolved a few years ago is the fellowship program, where sponsors can choose to support a given student in hopes of fostering a tighter relationship between our research and theirs. Ever since I arrived at the Lab, I have beenContinue reading “Motorola Day”

People are apparently not too excited about J-Lo’s new song Jenny from the block is making some people want to give her a curb job (instead of a block party). Fox newscasters have their minds on other things it seems… Fox News: Curb Job or Block Party?

Ever wonder if people actually spend time analyzing song lyrics? The answer is yes.

Over the past 24 hours I have acquired what appears to be carpal tunnel syndrome in my right hand: numbness, sharp, shooting pains, the whole bit. My current state led me to wonder.. what will become of me if I can’t type? This brought me to George Perec’s masterpiece, La Disparition (“The Void”), a FrenchContinue reading “Grave frettage!”