During the Second World War, a woman was interned for five months when the authorities discovered an entry in her diary reading 'Destroy British Queen. Install Italian Queen.' She turned out to be a beekeeper.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
You have to laugh
From Terry Eagleton, writing in the London Review of Books ($):
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
A logic problem
Now class, what can we conclude from these two nearly adjacent papers in the current issue of Intelligence?
1. Intelligence and semen quality are positively correlated
2. Conservatism and cognitive ability
First sentence of abstract: "Conservatism and cognitive ability are negatively correlated."
1. Intelligence and semen quality are positively correlated
2. Conservatism and cognitive ability
First sentence of abstract: "Conservatism and cognitive ability are negatively correlated."
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