>> Pastafarianism may be tasty, but not necessarily simple. Professors “use words like “didactic device” to describe the beloved but carb-heavy god of Pastafarianism. They say the FSM is cloaked in a “folk-humor hybrid body,” and reveals a web-fueled movement toward “open source theology” that challenges existing beliefs.”

>> Males are simple, so they evolve faster, at least among fruitflies. “Researchers caution the results don’t directly translate to humans,” though “the results could help explain differences in symptoms and responses to diseases in men and women.” (via 3qd)

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