Hair of Ionescu
Friday, April 8th, 2005Paul Ionescu of the University of Florence and his multitudinous curls of hair have joined the Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists (LFHCfS).
Archive for April, 2005
The press of smelly cheese
Friday, April 8th, 2005Dr. Stephen White of Cranfield University led a study to ascertain which is the world’s smelliest cheese. So says a press release issued not so long ago. Those who are so inclined can download a zip file of images pertaining to this disturbingly delightful concept.
(Thanks to Mark Waldstein for bringing this to our attention.)
Yawn
Thursday, April 7th, 2005Yawning sometimes occurs in school, where it can be of great appeal to the experimentalist. A yawn is rather alluring. It invites anyone - anyone of a certain sensibility, that is - to try teasing out its secrets. Joseph E Moore of the Jesup Psychological Laboratory at George Peabody College in Nashville, Tennessee was a pioneer in this….
So begins this week’s Improbable Research column in The Guardian
Reading for Pleasure: Totality of semiosphere
Wednesday, April 6th, 2005This week’s selection in our READING FOR PLEASURE series is "Totality of Semiosphere," by Sergey V. Chebanov.
Nimoyan salsa consumption psych site
Tuesday, April 5th, 2005Today’s random psychological test of the day is the Leonard Nimoy Should Eat More Salsa Foundation (LNSEMSF).
(Thanks to Terri Fackler for bringing this to our attention.)
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