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Entries from October 2006
October 10, 2006
Cramps
For other curious women who have also wondered about the biological necessity for menstrual cramps, here’s an explanation from the FDA :
… is a result of the normal production of prostaglandins by cells in the lining of the uterus. The lining of the uterus–which has built up and thickened during the early stages of the [...]
October 4, 2006
Nobel Facts
33 Nobel Laureates are women and 730 are men. 2 Nobel Laureates have declined the Nobel Prize ! 4 Nobel Laureates have been forced by authorities to decline the Nobel Prize !
Check out more Nobel Laureate facts at the official Nobel website.
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October 2, 2006
Footprints in the sands of time
Here’s an interesting exercise to measure your ecological footprint. I did a similar but more professional quiz for my class on Environment Assessment last fall.
The world has only 4.5 biologically productive acres/person. This particular quiz reports my footprint to be 18 acres/person, mainly because I reported the average distance I drive every week to be [...]
