The scientific weirdness competition
Alan Boyle’s Cosmic Log web site is running its annual Weird Science Awards competition:
How do you follow an act like glow-in-the-dark kitties? The competition for our second annual Weird Science Awards includes an ample helping of animal weirdness, ranging from see-through fish to a four-eared feline. But 2008 saw plenty of all-too-human oddities as well, including the world’s oldest marijuana stash and the “lost” Amazon tribe that wasn’t.
Our awards program is meant to salute the past year’s scientific foibles: the sorts of discoveries that merit a wink and a nod (such as the sex habits of spiders), a goofy smile (such as the study that found buyers prefer cars that look angry) or a roll of the eyes (such as this year’s trumped-up Bigfoot hoax).
Click here for details and to cast your vote.