July mini-AIR
Tuesday, July 20th, 2004The July issue of mini-AIR just went out. Read it here.
Archive for July, 2004
Ig Manchester show
Monday, July 19th, 2004Here are some photos from the Manchester show in this year’s Ig Nobel Tour of the U.K. and Ireland. Over the next several weeks we will be posting photos from the other shows on the tour, too.
The Sound of Nutritious Light
Friday, July 16th, 2004Jasmuheen has posted recordings of herself discussing the nutritional value of light.
Jasmuheen (formerly known as Ellen Greve) of Australia, first lady of Breatharianism, was awarded the 2002 Ig Nobel Prize for Nutrition, for her book “Living on Light,” which explains that although some people do eat food, they don’t ever really need to.
Find her recordings here.
savage Row Over Selvage
Thursday, July 15th, 2004When Dr Wilfred Selvage took his own life a decade ago at the age of 86, the obituaries stressed the greatness of the man and his pioneering methods…
So begins this week’s Improbable Research column in The Guardian. Read it here.
Bugs Count
Wednesday, July 14th, 2004If you count bugs in Britain, please file your information. Do it the Big Bug Count headquarters,here. If necessary, use the Big Bug Count Splatometer, a copy of which can be obtained here.
For advanced bug-splat identification, see Mark Hosteteler’s Ig Nobel Prize-winning book, here.
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