A Knight in Dragonland

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2008 goes to …
Francoise Barre-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier, researchers at the Institut Pasteur in Paris, for their discovery of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Harald zur Hausen, currently at the German Cancer Research Center, for his discovery of human papilloma viruses (HPV) causing cervical cancer.
Congratulations!

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[...] the idea of American exceptionalism doesn’t extend to Americans being exceptional. If you excelled academically and are able to casually use 690 SAT words then you might as well have the press shoot video of you giving the finger to the Statue of Liberty while the Dixie Chicks sing the University of the Taliban [...]

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For a freelance science project (go Geeks!), two New York teens collected samples of sushi from 4 restaurants and 10 groceries in Manhattan. They then sent the samples off to the Fish Barcode of Life project (yes, Fish-BOL) at the University of Guelph in Ontario.
Results of the DNA analysis revealed that 2 out of [...]

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Again this year, I was unable to attend Gen Con, that glory of D&D geekdom. The big buzz this year is the release of the 4th edition of D&D. Here we have Bruce Cordell, RPG developer at Wizards of the Coast, sitting down with Gamer_Zer0 to talk about the 4th edition update of [...]

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Phoenix Mars Lander begins its exploration of Mars’ northern polar region after a successful touchdown today.

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Hillary Clinton = The Kurgan?
Hat Tip: Matthew Yglesias.

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Let’s run down the list of movies lined up for spring / summer 2008 …
Iron Man
Incredible Hulk
The Dark Knight
Speed Racer
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
The X Files 2
Holy hellacious nerdiness, Bat Man!

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Yes, I’m quoting Starcraft … and I’m totally geeked out about the upcoming release of Starcraft II. Yes, my nerd-dom is well established. For documentation, consult my official nerd score on display toward the bottom of my side bar.
Anywhooooo …
There’s a nuclear missile silo for sale on eBay, if you’re interested … three [...]

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Did you hear that Wizards of the Coast is releasing the 4th edition of Dungeons & Dragons next summer?  They announced it at this year’s Gen Con.
One of the primary new features of the 4th edition is the inclusion of online forums to allow for long-distance play over the internet.  Since my original RPG group [...]

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