- Pete has put together a Canadian spelling quiz. Since we Canucks use British spellings for some words and American spellings for others, it does get a wee bit confusing sometimes.
- Shaolin science examines the principles of physics which underlie those amazing feats performed by Shaolin monks (via MemeMachineGo!)
- Handedness develops in the womb -- "In one study, nine out of 10 fetuses at 15 weeks' gestation preferred to suck their right thumbs. Hepper's team followed 75 of those fetuses after birth, and found that at 10 to 12 years old all 60 of the right thumb-suckers were right-handed, while 10 of the 15 left thumb-suckers were left-handed and the rest right-handed." (via Anthropology in the News)
- Yawning is catching in chimps -- "Chimpanzees yawn in response to seeing other chimps yawn, reveals a new study." (ibid.)
- Human smarts based on volume, location of gray matter (ibid.) (see also commentary from FuturePundit)
- Research shows brain's role in stuttering -- "New research from Purdue University shows that even when people who stutter are not speaking, their brains process language differently."