April 2009 Archives

Week 108 of mental_floss blogs

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on April 28, 2009 3:02 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

"Bohemian Rhapsody" Performed By Vintage Computer Parts - 7 comments
Music Changes Everything - 5 comments
ENG 371WR: Writing for Nonreaders in the Postprint Era - 4 comments
Making a Chair That Does More - 1 comment

Week 107 of mental_floss blogs

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on April 20, 2009 11:48 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

How Bacteria Communicate - no comments, but I'm totally writing a novel about this
Super Ear Man Bros. - 2 comments
The Best Albums from Start to Finish - 101 comments
Screen Grabs from The Simpsons - 7 comments
Super Mario Brothers + Line Rider = Shenanigans - 6 comments

Week 106 of mental_floss blogs

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on April 20, 2009 11:45 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Legend of Zelda Theme Played by Tesla Coils - 3 comments
Games and Their Overvalued Points - 10 comments
How to Clean Your Indoor Air Using Houseplants - 1 comment
Whose Father Was He? - 1 comment
Little Red Riding Hood as an Infographic - 3 comments

Week 105 of mental_floss blogs

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on April 20, 2009 11:40 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

What Happened to the Honeybees - 17 comments
Documentaries I Like: Cosmos (Repost) - 6 comments
Historical Libraries Closing Nationwide - 14 comments
Layer Tennis: Art as Competition - 4 comments
The Panic Over Dungeons & Dragons (in 1985) - 46 comments

Week 104 of mental_floss blogs

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on April 20, 2009 11:11 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The Integratron - 6 comments
Clay Shirky on Newspapers: How the Unthinkable Happened - 4 comments
Dan Ariely: Why People Cheat - 4 comments
How to Roll Like Ben Franklin - 3 comments
Machines that Almost Fall Over - no comments!

Week 103 of mental_floss blogs

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on April 20, 2009 11:08 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

I've been remiss in posting these lists! So here are a bunch of weeks all posted way-late.

Brenda Laurel on Videogames for Little Girls - 21 comments
A Semi-Charmed Life - 1 comment
Aimee Mullins's Awesome Legs - 7 comments
Life After Death - A Philosophical Discussion - 5 comments
Birds on Wires - 3 comments

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I'm a writer based in Portland, Oregon. I mostly write for Mental Floss magazine (and their website), though I just had a story on This American Life, and had a cover story a few weeks back in The Portland Mercury. You can follow me on Twitter for occasional jokes and complaints about the weather.

I'm also an iPhone developer. Working with Night & Day Studios, I helped create Peekaboo Barn, Peekaboo Wild, Big Fat Lies, Life in Short, Cocktail Compass, Nick Jr.'s A-Z With Moose and Zee, Quibble, Savage Love, and a bunch of other apps.

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