Rapex

From the "things that make you go hmmm…" file, comes the new ANTI-RAPE PRODUCT: Rapex.
Quoting The First post:
Rapex – dubbed the ‘rape trap’ – is a product worn internally by women. The hollow inside is lined with rows of razor-sharp hooks, which are designed to latch on to a rapist’s penis during penetration. They can [...]

From ecstatic to depressed

You know, i was so happy when i got off work today.  I absolutely love my work, and i was going to write a big post about that. 
But then i got home, and started to search for articles to give to my english students, and i came across this article ,  and it knocked the [...]

Season 1 – Episode 3 : My Mysterious Origins

This is something that would never come up in Iran, due to its racially homogenous nature, however in Canada and France, the question of the Origin of your Teacher, is a fun hobby of students.  With my students in grade 8 i have managed quite well to keep the mystery alive.  They top three hypotheses [...]

Anoushe ansari’s Greeting from Space

Here is a video of the IRANIAN-american woman, who is the first to travel to space as a touriste, Anoushe Ansari:
[video]http://www.youtube.com/v/VGriV7ynlHo[/video] 
[tags]anoushe ansari, space, station, visitor[/tags] 

AWESOME Future Technology

I can easily say, this is by far the coolest thing i have seen in a long time.  The Future promises to be very cool. 
[video]http://www.youtube.com/v/QKh1Rv0PlOQ[/video] 
[tags]jaff han, TED, touch interface, new technology[/tags] 

A (bad) Math Story

This is taken from here, and is BRILLIANT. The worst part of it is if you understand it all!

To prove once and for all that math can be fun, we present: Wherein it is related how that paragon of womanly virtue, young Polly Nomial (our heroine) is accosted by that notorious villain Curly Pi, [...]

US physicist against nuclear strike on Iran

I just read over at Cosmic Variance that a group of american Nobel laureates, and Fields medal winners, have written an open letter to the Bush Administration, asking that they cancel any ideas of a nuclear strike on Iran.  Here is the text of the letter.
The list of names is quite impressive in fact, it [...]