Quotes of the day - November 18, 2009
“This is a beautiful study. Some people have been saying this for a long time, but no one has shown this in such a systematic way.”
Stephan Schuster, of Pennsylvania State University in State College, comments on a paper showing penguins are evolving faster than previously thought (Wired).
“I had to send it to about four old flames. They all responded with sarcasm: Yeah yeah, thank you very much.”
Physicist Leon Lederman discusses sending a form letter to well-wishers congratulating him on his 1988 Nobel Prize (Symmetry Breaking).
“We thank the CDC for restoring their dignity and reproductive justice.”
Silvia Henriquez of the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health, congratulates the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for rescinding the demand that female immigrants are vaccinated against HPV to get a green card (AP).
“Mayor feels couch move as 6.5 magnitude earthquake hits B.C.’s north coast”
The Canadian Press reports the impact of a recent quake.
