Randall Munroe of xkcd presents a dozen different ways to project the earth onto a map, and analyzes the fans of each. My favorite (after the globe, of course) is the Robinson projection, which pegs my lifestyle pr...
http://www.neatorama.com/2011/11/16/what-your-favorite-map-projection-says-about-you/
Sea anemones may look like lumps of gela... ...cy than most other animals tested for personality in the wild. A variety of vertebrates and a handf... ...a bacterium—are members of the personality club, but the researchers say sea anemones...
http://www.neatorama.com/2011/07/15/sea-anemones-have-personalities/
What kind of personality does your Roomba have? None, I suppose. But what... ...ave if the technology were available to give it a personality . The busy Dutch team were asked to rate a notion... ...o rate a notional future robot vacuum cleaner’s personality traits for desir...
http://www.neatorama.com/2011/06/22/the-agreeableness-of-robotic-vacuum-cleaners/
Why do siblings - despite having much of the same... ...lings: physical characteristics, intelligence and personality . According to Plomin, in two of these areas, sibl... ...ise," says Plomin, "is when you turn to personality ."Turns out that on tests that measure perso...
http://www.neatorama.com/2010/12/16/why-do-siblings-have-such-different-personalities/