Nicole Hess has joined the Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists. She says: I’m a biological anthropologist visiting prof. at Wash. State U, Vancouver. Nicole Hess, Ph.D., LFHCfS Visiting Professor Department of Anthropology Washington State University Vancouver, Washington, USA
Year: 2008
Giant gentleness quiz
TRUE OR FALSE: Giraffes are ever-gentle creatures. ANSWER: See these two videos (click on the images). (Thanks to Brontosurus em Meu Jardin for bringing this to our attention.)
Igs as Jeopardy category
The Ig Nobel Prize was again a category on the television game show Jeopardy, this time on the October 30, 2008 broadcast.
Political Science: Bippus’s breakthrough
Prior research on humor in the political context has focused primarily on people’s reactions to humor about politicians in the form of cartoons or jokes, or on specific politicians’ use of humor as a rhetorical strategy. This study provides an empirical test of audience perceptions of the effectiveness of a politician’s use of humor during […]