Ah. I wonder if they weeded out the rats that, although allowed to binge, chose not to after a while.

Cooled, of course. She actually talks about the statistical increase in scared colons during the spike of popularity enjoyed by DIY coffee enemas performed by idiots who didn't cool off the coffee first.

So, forcing rats to go on a 10-day bender and then withdrawing alcohol for another 10 days is really our experimental substitute for alcoholism? I don't know if I buy that. I mean, just because someone has a wild spring break week featuring test tube jello shots and too much pino grigio, followed by a mid-term week of…

Anyone else picture this?

I definitely agree that "attention" would fit nicely here.

I've read most of her books, they're perfect for short-attention-spanned folks who like sciency stuff. I also recommend "Stiff" and "Packing for Mars," "Boink" was ok.

Having just finished Mary Roach's excellent tome, "Gulp," in which she examines the human digestive system (including taste), I am now a vicarious expert on the subject. She mentioned taste receptors outside of the mouth, and implied they are thought to monitor the chemical environment and signal if adjustments are…

Sounds like Sarah Palin, only replace the word "power" with the words "designer clothing."

Well, that squares with the GOP's understanding of math and statistics.

I totally read that book as a kid too! I've been thinking about it ever since the Hunger Games became a thing (although the premises are very different) and couldn't remember the name either. The scene where the brother and sister take food from a farmhouse that was set up for survivors, with a heartbreaking note from…

Oh, that's a shame, I didn't know he was sick. I hope it's not a chronic condition.

It's all a part of the cats' plan for world domination... first disney movies, then the human race.

It sounds like someone got this drug from the clearance end cap of their local Target. As in a couple of expired, half-opened, safety-seal-punctured, free-gift-missing drugs all mushed together.

I get it, but I'm just not Texas enough to pull that off. How about WWWDD? I'd rather emulate Wendy Davis, real-life super hero.

The resemblance is uncanny, though, right?

Yep. She deserves a divorce pool be created behind her back. I'll take 18 months.

Lest we forget the future-kind, Disney wanted to give these potential people a voice:

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away (washington dc), I worked for a PR company whose client, the DC HIV/AIDS Administration, wanted to run bus shelter ads to encourage people to get tested. So instead of paying for stock footage, the PR firm asked for volunteers from the staff to represent various race/gender…

I guess that explains why my insurance company covered my abortion 100% with nary a copay or disputed charge in sight... it was just more cost effective than a full-term birth :/