Pulpo Paul, the Uri Geller of Cephalopod Molluscs, and Publication Bias

Neil O'Connell has a neat little piece over at Body in Mind on what Paul the Psychic Octopus tells us about the nature of scientific truth (via Seed Magazine's "Are Octopuses Smart?")

HipHop Rocks Historical Lexicography

...and Melle Mel rocks the Oxford English Dictionary (cf. Ben Zimmer's feature in the New York Times).

Jonah Lehrer on Brain-Body Holism

"It strikes me that we need a new metaphor for the interactions of the brain and body. They aren't simply connected via some pipes and tubes. They are emulsified together, so hopelessly intertwined that everything that happens in one affects the other. Holism is the rule."
From: Cages and Cancer

Why Germany Wins the World Cup 2010

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Addendum: Pulpo Paul was stronger