“Our biology compels us to live in the present—which is why we’re up to our elbows in garbage, pollution fills the atmosphere, and the Earth is holding more people than ever before. If it sounds crazy, that’s because it is.” (Science and Spirit)

“Medical students should be weeded out of the profession if they fail to show they recognise the importance of ethical standards to doctors, Dame Janet Smith, author of the Shipman inquiry report, said yesterday.” (Guardian.UK)

Andy Borowitz: “Order a bowl of chili at a fast-food restaurant. When the chili arrives, angrily complain that there is no human finger in the chili, despite the fact that you specifically ordered one.” (New Yorker)

“Look on the side of a bus at the moment and you might be rather shocked to see an onslaught of mathematical symbols. The conglomeration of cosines and Greek letters isn’t the outpourings of some disgruntled mathematician writing graffiti about his latest discovery across the nation’s bus network. This cryptic equation is part of an advertising campaign. Mathematical equations are now so cool – ice cool – that the drinks firm Diageo believes they can help sell Smirnoff Ice.” (Guardian.UK)