I’ve said it once, and I’ll say it again: This American Life is a fine, fine piece of work. On my public radio station, I listen to it at 9pm on Sundays. Of course, you may find it at a different time. Even better, .you can listen to all the shows via Real Audio.

Yowsers! Road repair crews in Kenya used gravel from a local gravel pit to pave the roads. This happens all over the world, I imagine. Trouble was, the rock at this gravel pit had a high amount of Thorium 232, and now up to 25,000 people have to be checked for radiation poisoning.

Noise Between Stations is a newish weblog worth keeping an eye on.

Front row seats at a fantastic BeauSoleil show immediately followed by a brand-new Space Ghost Coast to Coast (featuring special guests Hanson) was a best possible way to end a most stressful week. It’s a shame I can’t do that whenever I want.

Ted “Unabomber” Kaczynski has been trying to recind the uilty plea his lawyers entered for him since day one. Now, the court has agreed to hear his request. If the judge finds his rights were violated, a trial would happen with Ted acting as his own defense.

Of the seven wonders of the ancient world, only the pyramids of Egypt remain. However, by the 2004 Olympics, the Colossus of Rhodes may get rebuilt.

Going to see BeauSoleil tonight. Of course, they’re only the best Cajun band in the world. I’m quite excited.

According to this article from the BBC, the Moon’s not quite dead. No, there’s no life, but the geology might be a bit active. From the same page, I followed a link to a story on the moon’s tail. If it were only about a thousand times brighter, it would dominate the night sky.

From Honeyguide:

The London Science Museum has a major new exhibit on Renaissance Engineering, and features working models of many of da Vinci’s machines. You can read the BBC’s story on it here, or you can visit the museum’s on-line exhibits.

From Robot Wisdom: Applet to manipulate a face lets you emote a human face. Pretty neat, but even neater was the discussion on improved emotions.