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• March 8th, 2008

  Where can I find peer-reviewed articles on the corporate social responsibility of gene therapy companies?

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• January 16th, 2008

  What is the biochemistry involved in the nesting instinct?

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• January 10th, 2008

  How do I answer a personal ad?

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• January 9th, 2008

  What is the oldest language still spoken?

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• January 9th, 2008

  Is genetically modified food actually harmful?

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• January 30th, 2008

  Great fantasy fiction books for middle/high school students?

  I recommend The Tough Guide to Fantasyland, it’s not fiction per se but it’s about fantasy fiction. Nothing says “learning experience” like learning to spot clichés.
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• January 26th, 2008

  What is your political affiliation?

  As it says in my profile: “I’m liberal in both the new-school and old-school sense of the word, and my politics focuses on better living through bioengineering.” That’s a long, and more descriptive was of saying that I’m a transhumanist. I’ve found the T-word gets three reactions. • ”Huuuh?” • “So, you’re into transsexuals, eh? Yuk yuk yuk.” • “Unnatural! Unsustainable! Transhumanism is nothing but a rich man’s scientistic cult!” The third reaction sucked the fun out of blogging for me.
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• January 20th, 2008

  What book would you recommend that I read to my daughter?

  Were I to have children, I’d give popular science books a try. Your daughter will ask a lot of questions but that’s a good thing. If she asks about something you don’t know then you two can learn the answer together.
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• January 20th, 2008

  Is it easy or difficult to learn the Icelandic language?

  When watching the documentary Brainman, about high-functioning savant Daniel Tammit, one of the things mentioned was how amazing his learning Icelandic in a week was, and the said language was notably difficult. That’s all I know about Icelandic.
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• January 18th, 2008

  Are there any urban legends that are true?

  From Snopes, my favorites are the ones about the global villiage and dihydrogen monoxide.
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