Daily Archives: May 8, 2007

Excerpt from “Rethinking Thin”

Posted on May 8, 2007 by cicada

There is an excerpt from Gina Kolata’s new book, Rethinking Thin (Amazon), in today’s NYT Science section: The implications were clear. There is a reason that fat people cannot stay thin after they diet and that thin people cannot stay … Continue reading →

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Popularity Contest!

Posted on May 8, 2007 by cicada

I’ve just added Alex King’s Popularity Contest widget to the sidebar, so you can hop directly to bioephemera’s most read posts. Unfortunately, the widget doesn’t accurately reflect the cumulative hits prior to today, so although the most of the listed … Continue reading →

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The Department of the Drama; or “wasn’t this supposed to be an art blog?”

Posted on May 8, 2007 by cicada

April was a cruel month indeed. I travelled round trip from West Coast to East Coast three times, in three consecutive weeks, with no more than two days between flights. That’s what one does when all the places where one … Continue reading →

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The Self-Referential Quiz

Posted on May 8, 2007 by cicada

This kinda reminded me of the LSAT. But in a good way. This is the category … for the logic-masters! Congrats, you did it: you totally rock! Since you got all the answers right, I hope you had a good … Continue reading →

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