Robert Hancock has joined the Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists. He says: I love this kind of thing. And drink. And vitamin C. Simon Scott, who nominated him, adds: He’s expecting his first child in two weeks time, by his wife. This nomination will be his enduring legacy. His current research involves the physiology, […]
Month: March 2007
Peanut butter in the head
Peanut butter inspires its own kind of logic. So one must conclude from watching Chuck Missler explain the relationship between peanut butter and something (it is difficult for a layperson or a scientist to determine what) he calls “evolution.” Missler’s video is about two minutes long. Chuck says he is the former Branch Chief of […]
Parul Kamdar joins the LFHCfS
Parul Kamdar has joined the Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists. She says [on June 5, 2007, updating the earlier version of her entry]: I assist the law firm of King & Spalding LLP in preparing and prosecuting patent applications directed to lighting systems. I also have experience in preparing and prosecuting patent applications directed […]
Science Lesson: Smokers as workers
Smokers make poorer workers Smokers perform worse at work than non-smokers, finds a study of US navy female service members published in Tobacco Control. Smokers were also more likely to have a less than honourable discharge, to be demoted, to desert, and to earn less than their non-smoking colleagues, the study showed. So says a […]