I’ve had “Weird Science” by Oingo Boingo in my head since Sunday, and now that I’m done with this comic, I’ll be glad to put this terrible chapter of my life behind me. Since first appearing on Strip Search, my beard has garnered a fair amount of fan attention—perhaps even more than myself. Always one [...]
As a roommate, I am the tiger in this comic. I tend to keep to myself, as I enjoy my privacy, but it gets out of hand at times and borders on anti-social behavior (or so my guilt tells me). But I am working on it. Last week I happened to catch this piece over [...]
Just as altruism isn’t unique to humans, neither is taking advantage of another’s altruism. In any given group dynamic, there will be those who would try to game the system to their advantage—and they would be wise to do it. Social slime mold such as D. purpureum and D. discoideum are prized for their role as [...]