Until recently, no one knew how much fruit changes hands in a typical library. Or at least, no one was telling. Thankfully, the de facto information embargo is now lifted. Anyone who is willing to shell out ?38 can find out by obtaining a copy of a report called The Survey of Library Cafes…. The […]
Month: January 2008
Linguistics lesson: Fetish
British Member of Parliament Ronnie Campbell recently conducted some linguistics research, according to a Sunday, January 20, 2008 report in the Sunday Sun: North MP hot under collar at fetish mistake A NORTH MP was left red-faced last night after accidentally giving his support to National Fetish Day. Organisers revealed Ronnie Campbell had promised to […]
Bottomless-bowl-man’s podcasts
The inventor of the bottomless bowl of soup, having assumed a position of power in Washington, DC, is now doing a regular series of podcasts. 2007 Ig Nobel Nutrition Prize winner Brian Wansink (he won the prize for his experiments using the bottomless soup bowl) was recently appointed executive director of the U.S. Department of […]
Intelligence: pros and cons
Today’s seminar of the day: Tuesday, January 22, 2008, 4:00pm, Dana 114, Northeastern University CIRCS “Does Intelligence Help or Hinder in Achieving Consensus” Professor Sid Redner Boston University
Bone specialists
California Bone Fracture Lawyers Sacramento Bone Injury Attorneys If you or a loved one has suffered a bone injury in northern California, you need the advice of an experienced California personal injury lawyer. Call Demas & Rosenthal today for your free consultation or fill out our free bone injury case evaluation. So says the web […]
A puzzler for forensic analysts
An October 19, 2007 This Is London report provides the basics for a good examination for any forensic analysis class. The question reduces to: Is the damage consistent with the alleged activity? The report says: Military helicopter crew ‘wrecked’ conservatory by flying down to ogle sunbathing au pair A military helicopter destroyed the conservatory of […]
When Watson met Wilczeks
An historic meeting has just happened in Palmerston, New Zealand. Investigator Betsy Devine writes (and writes, also, about this phase of Internet-availability history): Here you see Frank with New Zealand?s own James Watson?no, not the infamous James Watson biology Nobel but the deservedly honored (with a 2005 Ig Nobel Prize) author of a paper on […]
The Lie Guy
Stan B. Walters claims, honestly or not, that he is The Lie Guy. As proof of a sort, he informs people that he has trademarked the phrase “The Lie Guy.” Mr. Walters owns U.S. trademark # 75382040.
About Cassidy
Cassidy?s theories are insubstantial, his evidence inconclusive, his conclusions unlikely, his Gaelic atrocious and even factitious, and his scholarship little better than speculation. In short, his book is preposterous. Cassidy paints himself as the maligned scholar, the unappreciated genius, the outsider. He may be all of those things, but he is them by choice: his […]
Apples and Oranges: translation #1
Scott Sandford’s classic 1995 AIR article ‘Apples and Oranges: a comparison‘ has recently been translated into Dutch by chemistry teacher Machiel Stolk. The translation ‘Appels en peren: een vergelijking‘ comes together with questions for students on the subject of absorbtion-spectroscopy. Please note that the Dutch are used to compare apples with pears, contrary to oranges: […]