This morning I read a great paper on the influence of genetics in social networks.
Anyway, in the course of reading this paper I found out that you can catch a lot of things from your friends.  And I don’t mean diseases.
You can catch obesity.
Yes, folks.
Obesity can spread within a social network.  I find this surprising, […]

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I have just read how Minister Barry Andrews has referred the diocese of Cloyne to the Commission of Investigation into the Archdiocese of Dublin.
This is sad, though once again not surprising.  The level of protection the catholic church is offering to sex-offenders, even now is staggering.
The HSE have just published their investigation into the handling […]

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If you have ever read this blog before, you know that I have no God and indeed I sometimes wonder why people feel the need to invent God.
However, this is not entirely true - I do know the reason for God and why God has been one of the most successful notions in the history […]

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Amy Winehouse smoked crack, got most of herself tattooed, wore hideous clothes, knocked out one of her teeth, wouldn’t go to Rehab, but then she did, has hair like its a kind of disease or at least a fence at Guantanamo bay.
Therefore, she won more Grammys than Paul MacCartney has had hot dinners and wives […]

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I’m probably going to say something that people don’t like here, but anyway.
I’m getting fed up with people not taking personal responsibility for what is happening in Ireland and for blaming politicians and leaders for everything.
Armed violence is gone out of control, but people still don’t get the connection with doing a line of coke […]

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Fernando Alonzo left Maclaren Mercedes. Somehow sorry to see a two-time world champ not able to be magnificent and to have the admiration and support of his team. My feeling is that he brought it on himself. If he wins more F1 championships, the this little blip will be forgotten. Roll […]

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On RTE 1 right now, we have David McWilliams telling us that we are a bit stupid, investing in property and spending money like water and being out-competed by everybody and it is all going a bit Pete Tong.
On RTE 2 right now is the programme prosperity that is telling us that we are a […]

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Today I read Mike Dunford’s excellent post on The Panda’s Thumb and thought I would syndicate it on here. This is what he had to say:
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I’ve been continuing to put some time into criticizing Michael Behe’s expert report on the creationist texts involved in the California Creationism Case. This is a slow process, partly […]

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Tattoos, like other fashion items, change over time. Some years it might be cool to have a sailor with a knife held between his clenched teeth, other times, it might be Maori traditional tattoos, christian icons, national flags or indeed Chinese symbols.
Today, however, it seems that the trendy tattoo aficionado is wearing science.
Yes science.
Makes […]

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