Alternative Theories of Evolution//Darwin

Alternative Theories of Evolution//Darwin

God Save The Queen

What’s with all the good music coming out of Britain these days?  It seems every song that makes me go “wow” lately has Brit roots and a thick accent. 

Don’t get me wrong, I love it.

Laura Marling is magical.

Laura Marling is magical.

Illusions

I am here and there and then nowhere

and then floating

flying

around your brain and back

and then forth through your limbs

and when I touch you it is delicate

necessary

and you shiver and quiver and stand still

as I flinch and fight and hesitate

all from a distance

because I was wrong

and to have been that deliberate.

The world acknowledges movement

and the poor attempts at emanicipation

creates spaces that scream and silence us

and brings me closer to the beginning and the end

only until I am thrown again to the wind

or forced to try again.

And I know I am not free.

beyondthebrew: The Math Behind Beer Goggles! (via brookston beer bulletin) - This isn’t exactly news, the effect known as “beer goggles” — where after a few pints people appear more attractive — was confirmed in 2002 and the mathematical formula was announced in 2005. Whether Matt Damon wrote it out on a hallway blackboard one late night is still not known. But How Stuff Works (under the TLC Cooking imprimatur) has a nice summary of the formula. The first study I recall seeing was in 2002, and was conducted by the University of Glasgow. Both the BBC and the Daily Collegian had the story. Then, in 2005, researchers at the University of Manchester stumbled upon the formula for how it all works. They also discovered that “alcohol is not really the only factor affecting the drunken perception of beauty. Other factors, according to their research, include: How brightly lit the area is The observer’s eye-sight quality The amount of smoke in the air The distance of the observer from the observed The formula is laid out below. Here’s how to decode the formula: An is the number of servings of alcohol d is the distance between the observer and the observed, measured in meters S is the smokiness of the area on a scale of 0 – 10 L is the lighting level of the area, measured in candelas per square meter, in which 150 is normal room lightning Vo is Snellen visual acuity, in which 6/6 is normal and 6/12 is the lower limit at which someone is able to drive The formula works out a “beer goggle” score ranging from 1 to 100+. When ø = 1, the observer is perceiving the same degree of beauty he or she would perceive in a sober state. At 100+, everybody in the room is a perfect 10. And one last odd finding of the second study. “A nearsighted, sober person who isn’t wearing his or her glasses can experience a beer-goggle effect equivalent to drinking eight pints of beer.”

beyondthebrew:

The Math Behind Beer Goggles!

(via brookston beer bulletin) - This isn’t exactly news, the effect known as “beer goggles” — where after a few pints people appear more attractive — was confirmed in 2002 and the mathematical formula was announced in 2005. Whether Matt Damon wrote it out on a hallway blackboard one late night is still not known. But How Stuff Works (under the TLC Cooking imprimatur) has a nice summary of the formula.

The first study I recall seeing was in 2002, and was conducted by the University of Glasgow. Both the BBC and the Daily Collegian had the story. Then, in 2005, researchers at the University of Manchester stumbled upon the formula for how it all works. They also discovered that “alcohol is not really the only factor affecting the drunken perception of beauty. Other factors, according to their research, include:

  • How brightly lit the area is
  • The observer’s eye-sight quality
  • The amount of smoke in the air
  • The distance of the observer from the observed

The formula is laid out below.

goggles-formula

Here’s how to decode the formula:

  • An is the number of servings of alcohol
  • d is the distance between the observer and the observed, measured in meters
  • S is the smokiness of the area on a scale of 0 – 10
  • L is the lighting level of the area, measured in candelas per square meter, in which 150 is normal room lightning
  • Vo is Snellen visual acuity, in which 6/6 is normal and 6/12 is the lower limit at which someone is able to drive

The formula works out a “beer goggle” score ranging from 1 to 100+. When ø = 1, the observer is perceiving the same degree of beauty he or she would perceive in a sober state. At 100+, everybody in the room is a perfect 10.

And one last odd finding of the second study. “A nearsighted, sober person who isn’t wearing his or her glasses can experience a beer-goggle effect equivalent to drinking eight pints of beer.”

Ellie Goulding - Sweet Disposition (The Temper Trap Cover)

I love watching people sing live.  Especially her.  What I wouldn’t do to have this much beauty and talent.

(The link is the original song)

Sometimes I forget why I’m not a feminist, and then I remember “oh yeah, because no feminist that I’VE ever met has had the ability to shoot lasers from her tits”.  Right.  If joining the movement meant signing up for a free motorbike and getting a hot body instead of destroying men’s rights and perpetuating stereotypes, I think everyone would be a lot happier. Ahhh, I kid.

Sometimes I forget why I’m not a feminist, and then I remember “oh yeah, because no feminist that I’VE ever met has had the ability to shoot lasers from her tits”.  Right.  If joining the movement meant signing up for a free motorbike and getting a hot body instead of destroying men’s rights and perpetuating stereotypes, I think everyone would be a lot happier.

Ahhh, I kid.