OCTOBER 14, 2003

Full News Archive

• Headline: Iraqi Arms Caches Fueling Ongoing Attacks. Impact: If only Saddam had opted for a more peaceful hobby like stamp collecting, the butterfly effect might have led to a world where American soldiers were busy building sandcastles instead of dodging bombs. But no, now we have a whole generation of military strategy experts who never learned to play nice.. Fact: Did you know that Saddam's weapons caches were so large they could have been mistaken for a really poorly organized garage sale? 'Come for the explosives, stay for the vintage furniture!'.
• Headline: SCIENTIST AT WORK -- Michael Ryan; Evolving by Accident, Not Fitness. Impact: Dr. Ryan’s research on animal behavior could eventually lead to a world where squirrels hold PhD debates on evolutionary theory. Imagine academia where wildlife takes over—it's a nature documentary waiting to happen.. Fact: Did you know that evolution is often misrepresented as a survival-of-the-fittest scenario? Turns out, it’s more like survival of the ‘best at avoiding all the bad choices.’.