A more upbeat thing I found on the internet

This had me quite literally squeeing in my house as I watched this video of the SCIENCE CHEERLEADERS. Darlene Cavalier used to be a professional cheerleader, and is now a science writer and all around nerd-enabler. She started Science Cheerleaders, a group of former pro-cheerleaders who have gone on to careers in science and engineering.

Breaking down stereotypes about scientists *and* cheerleaders?

Fuck yeah.

language is a virus, and it's in good company

discover magazine article about research showing that there may be a link between various viral infections and schizophrenia.