Advances in Saving the Cavendish Banana
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When bananas began to be imported to Europe and North America, they were
mostly the Gros Michel banana, but that cultivar was ruined by Panama
disease in...
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Fuckwit at the Commands

One of my more eccentric DPhil acquaintances posted this sketch on facebook - which he doodled while attending a really boring conference talk. He does stuff about the history of music and wrote a dissertation on violins. He works for a big auction house now, handling Stradivariuses with white felt gloves. All of this is true, and the reality of this person is even more peppered with delightful arcane eccentricities...
Why Sisterly Chats Make People Happier
“Having a Sister Makes You Happier”: that was the headline on a recent article about a study finding that adolescents who have a sister are less likely to report such feelings as “I am unhappy, sad or depressed” and “I feel like no one loves me.”These findings are no fluke; other studies have come to similar conclusions. But why would having a sister make you happier?...
(Check out the full article from the New York Times)

Just puttin' it out there! :)
(Check out the full article from the New York Times)

Just puttin' it out there! :)
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