How many Olympic class black swimmers can you think of? Eric Moussambani? There is an evolutionary theory for this: White people have evolved to live in cold climates, so have a layer of subcutaneous fat to keep them warm. This also aids buoyancy. Black people on the other hand carry less fat and tend to […]
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
In The Wall Street Journal cyclist Floyd Landis talks about cheating in the Tour de France. Most remarkable of the litany of allegations is that blood transfusions were performed in buses parked on remote alpine passes, but the list goes on and on. It is amazing the lengths people will go to to win if […]
Don’t Believe Everything You Read in the Newspaper
Statistics are wonderful things. I found this old advertisement. I saw it and wondered who would fall for it. Then the penny dropped, lots of people, otherwise they wouldn’t be banned for being misleading. Which then got me wondering, when was the last time I was misled by statistics? Not so long ago. How about […]
Point Scoring or Progress?
The ecological disaster in the Gulf of Mexico continues. President Obama has repeatedly lashed out at BP. He is looking for “some ass to kick.“ Not to be outdone on the PR stakes, BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward has spent $50 million on advertising, telling the US how he will “make this right.” Given all […]
Virtual Control
Eric Whitacre has produced an amazing virtual choir. You can hear their recording of “Lux Aurumque” on the YouTube video below. Eric has never met or practiced with his choir, it contains more than 185 singers from 12 countries. He simply asked them all to download his sheet music and a video of him conducting, […]
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