Effects of dandruff on climate

"Could dandruff be altering the world?s climate?" That is the provocatively-worded question used to begin a news report that is almost as interesting as its beginning, The article, in New Scientist magazine, is about new research on what’s floating around in the atmosphere.

April mini-AIR

The April issue of mini-AIR just went out. It includes news about a sea monster discovery (a study to be published this month reveals something unexpected about the history of sea monster sightings.)

Reefer madness

Lock three men in a room, make them smoke cannabis, and then try to provoke them into being hostile. Thirty years ago a team of American doctors actually conducted this daring experiment…. So begins this week’s Improbable Research column in The Guardian

To want and want not

Investigator Jim Cowdery writes: Just in case you don’t already know about this: Komar & Melamid’s questionnaire project about desirable art was well-publicized, but I just discovered their similar project about desireable music, which resulted in a CD. "The most wanted song" is five minutes long and comprises a medium-sized group (guitar, piano, saxophone, bass, […]

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