…but when you read the fine print, it says that there’s no link between reduced risk for Alzheimer’s and colorectal cancer. *sigh*

From New Scientist: Our big brains may make us prone to cancer.

I knew that 1480 on my SATs was going to get me in trouble some day.

Tig Notaro is a comic that’s been around for a while, and is getting a lot of press lately. I heard about her a while back, saw her performance on This American Life‘s live show back in May, and have listened to a few episodes of her podcast, Professor Blastoff. A month or so ago the Internet started buzzing about a show she did where she announced that she had cancer, which was only the latest in a string of bad news events in her life. The half hour set was recently made available for purchase on Louis C.K.’s web site for $5. I bought it and we listened to it tonight. It’s as good as the hype. She tells her story about her cancer diagnosis (and the rest of her ordeal) with humor, warmth, and a straightforward honesty that really spoke to me. Go download it and listen, it’s worth it (more info on/a first hand account of the performance here).