Veronica Michaelsen has joined the Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists. She says: One of the most practical skills that I learned in Medical School was how to French Braid my hair. After graduation, I cut my hair painfully short and vowed never to do that again – a vow I’m proud to say I’ve […]
Month: October 2006
Richard Taylor joins LFHCfS
Richard Taylor has joined the Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists. He was nomnated by Lynne Viescas. Professor Taylor’s interests include Quantum chaos and fractals in nano-devices. Richard Taylor Associate Professor Department of Physics University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon, USA (Click on the photo to see more detail.)
Adventures with incompetence
Investigator Dorothy Walker writes: The moment I heard about that study of incompetent people [ “Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One’s Own Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments,” by David Dunning and Justin Kreuger] that won an Ig Nobel Prize, I became fascinated. Now I play a little game. Maybe your readers […]