Arsenic

Robots! (Google Images)

 If you recall, I have this obsessive fascination with the robot shop in Ann Arbor. After some sleuthing (aka asking one of my professors at U of M),  I found out that the "bot shop" is a facade for a WRITING CENTER FOUNDED BY DAVE EGGERS!! Are you as surprised as I am? Dave Eggers has started writing centers in other big cities (Chicago, LA, New York, Boston) each with an intriguing store front (pirates, superheroes, big foot research center, etc). The writing centers are areas for local students that struggle with writing or for students who love writing to foster their talents. SO COOL! Here's a great local article about the robot shop/writing center.

If you are craving REAL robots, check out this New York Times article and accompanying videos on research at UC Berkeley. Laundry folding robots may be something in the near future, but they take as long if not longer as those lazy laundry folders to get their acts together :)


(Not so) Fun Fact: Arsenic-containing compounds are added into the feed that is given to chickens raised for human consumption. While arsenic is a poison in its inorganic form, the organic form of arsenic fed to chickens optimizes their growth. Still, this is creepy, right?