The BBC has BBC posted some funnies from Iraq – A guy stoned on drugs is driving his car when he’s stopped by the traffic police enforcing the new traffic rules. “Why aren’t you wearing your belt?” they ask him. “Because I’m not wearing any trousers,” he replies. – A guy with cross-eyes volunteers to … Continue reading Humor in Iraq→
Security systems at Kaiser apparently detected unauthorized access to patient information: The computer breaches at the Bellflower hospital were discovered about 10 days ago and reported to state authorities and to Suleman, said Kaiser spokesman Jim Anderson. He said that 15 employees were fired and eight were disciplined. The employees “ran the gamut of medical … Continue reading Octuplet Data Breach→
Apparently someone started shooting at the McDonalds staff when told they could not have lunch yet: Police say the female driver of a white Dodge Intrepid pulled up to the drive-thru and ordered from the lunch menu early Sunday but was told only breakfast was available. Police say two men then got out of the … Continue reading McDonalds Breakfast Attack→
I really enjoyed a LiveScience report on Toddler thinking. It tries to demonstrate a new understanding of how we rationalize and reason when we are very young: “I went into this study expecting a completely different set of findings,” said psychology professor Yuko Munakata at the University of Colorado at Boulder. “There is a lot … Continue reading Toddlers, Cognitive Science, and Risk→