"Gender Differences in Receptivity to Sexual Offers" should be a screamingly famous research report. Yet most people don’t know about it. Or maybe they can’t believe it exists. It exists. Published in 1989 in the Journal of Psychology and Human Sexuality, this nine-page sizzler tells a simple tale. Five women and four men were sent, […]
Year: 2006
About Mr. Velev
"Is it possible to convince Mr. Valev with rational arguments?" and "Is Mr Valev likely to appreciate any efforts people make to discuss his contributions?" These questions are addressed in essays included in the Pentcho Valev FAQ. Pentcho Velev has penned (or typed) a large number of remarkably challenging short essays that are perhaps even […]
The grape race
Which will win? The good dental effects of raisins or the bad? "Raisins may help fight cavities" is the headline on a June 8, 2005 Reuters report on MSNBC which includes this key passage: "Raisins are perceived as sweet and sticky and any food that contains sugar and is sticky is assumed to cause cavities," […]
International lab math
Investigator Dany Adams writes (from the US): I was looking at some web pages (OK, I was googling my book). I happened across a page in Korean, so I hit the "translate this" link and got a description of a course that uses my book as supplementary material. There are some interesting ideas here, that […]