Saturday, October 12, 2013

Saturday morning roundup

Reconciling Tibetan Buddhism with science.

The Times lags with its shutdown-impact coverage but it is what it is.

More on kissing. Note, ladies, that if you're not being choosy, you're going against nature and evolution:
For women, bearing and raising children is a huge investment of their life and health, so they want to choose the right co-parent. As anthropologist Helen Fisher told U.S. News and World Report, “When you get a highly intelligent, pair-bonding species that requires years to raise a baby, you evolve more and more brain mechanisms to weed out the losers.”
Also, I'd argue that abstinence is an even worst idea than chocolate-covered ants.

Collins covers the New Jersey elections.

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