Or 'cows & cows & cows'. In either case the title says it all!

The image (from here) shows genetic diversity of Europeans summarised in two axes. It is obvious that genetic variation mirrors geography within Europe, but at the same time there is no obvious distinction between countries.

Another way to think about it is that the variation within a country is comparable to variation between countries.

Similarly, clusters of points (genetic groups) are visible from within countries. So the 'race' attribute provides no obvious information on genetic similarities or differences.

Nevertheless, long range patterns are obvious. That is why the overall groups are similar to the geographically defined countries of Europe.

The study is already 2 years old. I find the image to be a strong example of the power of modern molecular genetics.

The image is so information dense that every time I look at it, I find something new to think about. For example the position of Finland is further away than any other from a nordic country cluster. Or Switzerland has obvious subgroups related to language (panel b of the figure, viewable from the reference). Unfortunately the sample size was too small for the Southern countries and the Balkans (I think 4 for Greece and Turkey for example), so the clusters are not trustworthy.

Realising these rules made news even more boring for me.

Another nice TED talk, this time on insights on psychology from brain studies. Here is a summary.

We were not built to be happy, we were built to reproduce. We can be romantically in love with someone, attached to someone else and connect with someone else.

So we must build our own happiness.

Here is an interesting example of male-female differences mentioned.

Women tend to look at each other when intimate because of their relationship with babies.

Men tend to face their enemies, and stand by their friends, because of their hunting-fighting background.

And an older talk, where at min 17 she mentions that lust, romantic love and attachment are controlled by 3 systems in the brain that do not necessarily need to concern the same person. So we are not made to be happy.

Amazing creativity!

Red Letter Media does not do ordinary movie reviews.

They are few, long, in video format and well-made. Also thoroughly analysed and very funny, with some material that has nothing to do with the movie.

The premise is that the person who films them is a serial killer, and you get to see some of his real life too.

I watched the new star wars reviews and they are hilarious. It will take some of your time to watch them, but it is worth it as they are the work of a genius!