Behavioral Ecology Blog

Very interesting… I highly suggest thinking about these correlations.. Here is the deal…

Generate a list of popular books at particular universities.

Easy via Amazon/Facebook

For the represented universities, get their average SAT scores for admitted students
Make a graph

See below for a few observations… [SOURCE]

1st- the expected. Most books are not correlated with either high or low [...]

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The CNN Link

HAYDEN, Idaho (AP) — A man who believed he bore the biblical “mark of the beast” used a circular saw to cut off one hand, then he cooked it in the microwave and called 911, authorities said.
The man, in his mid-20s, was calm when Kootenai County sheriff’s deputies arrived Saturday. He was in [...]

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I was listening to NPR the other day, as per usual, while I drove to work. On the usually interesting program “All Things Considered” they were talking about the apparently large population of Vietnamese Roman Catholics. Not to belabor the story, but the man speaking was explaining how he came to feel as if the [...]

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Gives a whole new meaning to all this “Bong Hits for Jesus” controversy huh…
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A student has been suspended from school in America for coming to class dressed as a pirate.
But the disciplinary action has provoked controversy – because the student says that the ban violates his rights, as the pirate costume is part of his religion.
Bryan Killian says that he follows the Pastafarian religion, and that [...]

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So true… Where can I buy these labels…Hotel Bibles anyone??

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Religion Money and Structure is Good for Kids

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More of the same here, but always good for a laugh.. Anyway, in a news story run in some sort of Croatian newspaper, they ask the question:
Can the power of faith help where medicine gave up on a patient? Miraculous Healings Among Jehovah’s Witnesses.
The story, details a mess of anecdote from various people that claim [...]

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