Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast doesn't appear to be out in the U.S. yet, but I'm going to keep an eye out for it:
...beliefs, it seems, can keep you healthy, whether they are valid or not. Experiment shows that all sorts of pain can be relieved with a sugar-pill placebo, provided the patient believes in its curative powers. Credulity may ensure survival better than logic.
The NYT looks at the research behind Allegra Goodman's new novel Intuition. This really should have been a Books article as well -- I'm so glad I didn't miss it. (via)
Check out this September 2000 metalog and a November 2000 New Yorker article on blogs. (via) Some things have changed, a few things haven't.
QVC customers agree: Dell computers are excellent for porn! (YouTube, via)
Ha! For a moment, I thought you were talking about the Jane Yolen short story collection of the same name that came out several years ago.
Posted by: Gwenda | March 22, 2006 at 10:13 AM