human health and "Battling Bad Science"-Ted talk so interesting, I forgot I was eating.

 

Something he says early on makes me oh, so happy:

"In science we don't care how many letters you have after your name.
In science we want to know what your reasons are for believing something."

Yeah, baby!


And, if you need motivation to watch/listen to this, I learned about it from Google+ (via Joanne Manaster via Ben Lillie) where it was hailed as including the greatest epidemiological joke ever.

I went straight to the joke (11:05) and was sucked in, so started from the beginning. SO glad I did.

=)

bb

genetic doppelganger...

 
I am supposed to be, generally, 1/8 the same as my cousin, genetically speaking. Re: one particular cousin, by chance, the percentage is clearly a LOT higher than that.

Evidence:
Was just up in my cousin's empty kitchen (6:10 a.m.) making coffee. A man I've never seen before walks into the kitchen, hugs me by way of greeting, chats idly about the cats, then leaves.

This is my cousin's uncle-in-law; I'd been told he'd arrive last night.

=)

Yes, I look a lot like her.

bb

P.S. Building electrified fence in the pouring rain, today. Wanna' come help? =)