A physicist claims to have solved one of the more persistent problems in physics: why time flows in only one direction.

http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2009/08/arrow-of-time-no-longer-double-ended.ars

Contribution will help fund The Trevor Helpline and organization's other programs that assist LGBTQ youth

http://www.pinke.biz/news/4617/Daniel_Radcliffe_Makes_Major_Donation_to_Support_the_Trevor_Project

A couple of Swedish parents have stirred up debate in the country by refusing to reveal whether their two-and-a-half-year-old child is a boy or a girl.

http://www.thelocal.se/20232/20090623/

“We want Pop to grow up more freely and avoid being forced into a specific gender mould ( Read more... )

[W]hile psychologists are quick to label introversion as a cause of depression, I think we introverts are perfectly capable of leading fulfilling and happy lives. Problems arise when we try to be something we are not: extroverts.http://open.salon.com/ ( Read more... )

...Myers decided to play the game by the designers' rules -- disregarding any customs set by the players. His character soon became very unpopular. Players turned to verbal abuse, hoping an offended Myers would log off and cancel his subscription. Another player added, "I hope your mother gets cancer." Yet another wrote, "EVERYONE HATES YOU ( Read more... )

Dungeons & Dragons isn’t a dangerous, evil force in the world, nor is it just harmless fun; it’s actually one of the most worthwhile activities ever created, and there is literally nothing better for turning a kid into a thoughtful, creative, passionate, open-minded adult. Leave a comment

457:4 Marriageable. No male below the age of 14 years and no female below the age of 13 years shall be capable of contracting a valid marriage that is entered into by one male and one female, and all marriages contracted by such persons shall be null and void. No male below the age of 18 and no female below the age of 18 shall be capable of ( Read more... )

The New Hampshire legislature approved revisions to a same-sex marriage bill on Wednesday, and Gov. John Lynch promptly signed the legislation, making the state the sixth to let gay couples wed.http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/04/us/04marriage.html?_r=2&hpRead more... )

Creating life in the primordial soup may have been easier than we thought. Two essential elements of RNA have finally been made from scratch, under conditions similar to those that likely prevailed during the dawn of life. Leave a comment

Moths don't mind incest, but only when it doesn't cost them valuable resources, such as sperm

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227084.900-incestuous-moths-scrimp-on-sperm.html