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So. There's this podcast, Slice of Scifi. I love it. I keep getting lots of interesting shows/books/movies to look for. Plus interviews. It's cool.

And then I find gems like this.

Most people know that Jurassic Park was based off of real findings from Raul Cano, who's been searching amber for DNA. Well, he's found more than that. He's found 45 million year old yeast. Not very exciting you say? Wait until you hear that he's decided to expand his repertoire from just journal articles and research.

He's created a beer business. Made from the 4 million year old yeast.

Don't believe me? Check out the Cal Poly news article about the debut of his new beer.

I kid you not.

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God, I love my psychology book, sometimes. Even when I'm bored by the material.

"If a body part is amputated, sensory fibers that terminate on adjacent areas of the sensory cortex may invade the brain tissue that's no longer receiving sensory input."..."Note, too, that the toes region [of sensory nerves] is adjacent to the genitals. So what do you suppose was the sexual intercourse experience of another Ramachandran patient whose lower leg had been amputated? 'I actually experience my orgasm in my foot. And there it's much bigger than it used to be because it's no longer just confined to my genitals."

I think my line for the day is: I kid you not.