Archive for July, 2006

Forbes’ Celebrity 100

Published
by
James
on July 5, 2006
in Entertainment
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Rank

 Name Pay ($mil) E-Score Top Attribute Secondary Attribute
6 Steven Spielberg 332
 9 Intelligent Talented
7 Howard Stern 302
 90 Rude Creepy
15 George Lucas 235
 51 Talented Intelligent
3 Oprah Winfrey 225
 25 Intelligent Confident
4 U2 110
 NA NA NA
28 Jerry Seinfeld 100
 23 Funny Talented
2 Rolling Stones 90
 NA NA NA
5 Tiger Woods 90
 41 Talented Physically Fit
10 Dan Brown 88
 82 Intelligent Talented
42 Jerry Bruckheimer 84
 40 Intelligent Talented

Just out and laughable as ever…At least Dr. Phil didn’t make the Top 10.

http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/53/Compen_Salary.html

Our common ancestor is younger than you might think

Published
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James
on July 3, 2006
in Science
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Interesting story on how statistical analysis demonstrates that every living human on the planet descended from an individual living as recently as 2000 years ago.

With the help of a statistician, a computer scientist and a supercomputer, Olson has calculated just how interconnected the human family tree is. You would have to go back in time only 2,000 to 5,000 years — and probably on the low side of that range — to find somebody who could count every person alive today as a descendant.

http://www.wired.com/news/wireservice/0,71298-0.html?tw=wn_index_6