links for 2008-05-29

• amazing balloon “animals”
• In Moscow’s Metro, a Stray Dog’s Life Is Pretty Cushy, and Zoologists Notice – WSJ.com
  “They have developed innovative strategies, zoologists say, such as a come-from-behind ambush technique: A big dog pads up silently behind a man eating on the street and barks. The startled man drops his food. The dog eats it.”
• Monkeys Control a Mechanical Arm With Their Thoughts – NYTimes.com
  The cyborg monkeys will make excellent shock troops for our future robot overlords.

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