Milestones in Adaptation / Two million years ago, nude male Hominins spontaneously develop a classic right-leg-forward stance in response to a major influx of college textbook artists.

"You see Thag. .? Names CAN break your bones. Especially when those names are carved on ROCKS."

DON'T MOVE, or I'll fill you full of LEAD!!! / HAAA!! I happen to know that the lead in bullets is in the METALLIC form! This chemical form of lead has an intrinsically low bioavailability and toxicity!! / YES, but EARP et al (1886) have recently reported that the gunpowder-assisted acceleration of this form of lead to 1000 ft/sec substantially enhances its ability to penetrate biological membranes, effectively making it a whole lot MORE toxic!!! / I don't believe I've read that paper. .. // Environmental Scientists in the Wild West

Astrophysics made simple

If all children are natural-born scientists, society might be wise to at least quarantine the subset of these scientist-infants who are the atomic weapons specialists, before they kill us all with their crazy little lunchbox nukes.

"Okay - is there anybody ELSE whose homework ate their dog?"

Hmmm, interesting. . . Now, Thog, next YOU go in there and see where all my OTHER research students have gotten to. . . / Proto-Professor Algarth Zag, pioneer in fire research.

"Perhaps one of you gentlemen would mind telling me just what it is outside the window that you all find so attractive..?"

Too bad Desmond never learned to recognize the early warning signs of a heart attack.

"Go back to your seat Gavin. Even if zombie virus has escaped from our ant farm it will be at least a week before it seizes control of your basic motor functions."

Starving philosophy student grappling with the question of the Toast in the Machine.

It's so UNFAIR..!! Why do people always take out the GOOD books..?!?

Chapter 3. Andrew's scheme backfires

Photocopiers jamming

Ask not for whom the photocopier jams. It jams for thee.

A combination of enthusiasm with lack of experience meant that Steve was always leaping to contusions.