Ah, elections. Such an exciting time, when the smallest mis-statement or mistake can lead to all kinds of media hysteria. Two examples have emerged in the last couple of days.
In the US, John McCain - senator, 2008 presidential candidate, and generally decent (albeit Republican) guy, is getting hammered for describing US deaths in [...]
Archive for March 2nd, 2007
You may have read the bizarre story about Chinese scientists developing radio-controlled pigeons by cracking open their skulls and jamming electrodes into them (horrifying picture here).
Related reading led me to this amazing/ridiculous story about a secret WWII project run by the United States to turn giant swarms of bats into a military superweapon by equipping [...]
