The Fibonacci series of numbers (1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, …) inspired these two songs (and—who knows?—maybe a whole series of others): (Thanks to investigators Cheryl Bain and Thomas Gallucci for bringing these to our attention.)
Year: 2012
Domino-stacking in quasi-parallel sheets, with a cat
A rare video of domino-stacking in quasi-parallel sheets, with a cat: (Thanks to investigator Sip Siperstein for bringing this to our attention.)
Improbable Research dramatic readings at Harvard TODAY
You are invited: This Is Improbable: Dramatic Readings When: Dec 07, 2012 | 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm Where: Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), Maxwell Dworkin G115, 33 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts Marc Abrahams and an all-star lineup will do dramatic readings from bizarre studies featured in the book This Is Improbable. Featuring… Margo Seltzer (prof, Harvard computer […]
Blue Dye Turns Patient Blue
When a medical patient turns blue, it is sometimes possible to identify the cause. Here is a report of one such incidence: “Adverse Reaction; Patent Blue Turning Patient Blue,” Meera Joshi, Matthew Hart, Farid Ahmed, Sandy McPherson, BMJ Case Reports, epub December 7, 2012. The authors, at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, UK, report: “The authors […]