Elise Ackerman

Say Hello to the 100 Trillion Bacteria That Make Up Your Microbiome

nytimes.com — I can tell you the exact date that I began to think of myself in the first-person plural - as a superorganism, that is, rather than a plain old individual human being. It happened on March 7.

British men are officially lazy slobs: A third have never done any housework and 80% wear the same pants for at least TWO days

dailymail.co.uk — Three-quarters wear the same socks for FOUR days Two-thirds can't remember when they last changed their bed sheets 71% have eaten their dinner straight out of a tin more than once By Deni Kirkova PUBLISHED: 07:48 EST, 22 April 2013 | UPDATED: 07:48 EST, 22 April 2013 A long-term suspicion of wives and girlfriends everywhere has been confirmed: British men are lazy slobs that simply can't be bothered with cleanliness.

Grammar errors? The brain detects them even when you are unaware

sciencedaily.com — Your brain often works on autopilot when it comes to grammar. That theory has been around for years, but University of Oregon neuroscientists have captured elusive hard evidence that people indeed detect and process grammatical errors with no awareness of doing so.

Sundown in America - NYTimes.com

nytimes.com — GREENWICH, Conn. The Dow Jones and Standard & Poor's 500 indexes reached record highs on Thursday, having completely erased the losses since the stock market's last peak, in 2007. But instead of cheering, we should be very afraid.

JFK-RFK-MLK??? The Questions Remain

whowhatwhy.com — By Russ Baker on May 9, 2013 Wait for the Fiftieth, they said. Oboy! The half-century mark since the assassination of John F Kennedy was supposed to be some kind of event. Lots of books were in the offing. Broadcasters were primed.

Minecraft Builders Re-Create MC Hammer's Hometown for Museum Exhibit

kotaku.com — Oakland. The town. Birthplace of Luke Skywalker and MC Hammer. The city of champions and the Golden State Warriors. An enterprising group of Minecraft enthusiasts sought to recreate it over the past 10 days in the game, and their work goes into a museum this weekend.

IKEA KLIPPAN Loveseat in Black or Red

sfbay.craigslist.org — Two IKEA KLIPPAN loveseats' with covers, one in black, one in red, both in good condition. We do not deliver. This loveseat: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10138530/ This red cover: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/30180603/#/80157539 This black cover: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/30180603/#/50045647