“Beyond Initial Attraction: Physical Attractiveness in Newlywed Marriage,” James K. McNulty, Lisa A. Neff, and Benjamin R. Karney, Journal of Family Psychology, vol. 22, no. 1, February 2008, pp. 135–43. (Thanks to Ron Josephson for bringing this to our attention.) The authors, who are variously at University of Tennessee, University of Toledo, and University of […]
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Mouthful comparison
This medical study’s title is almost panoramic: “Pancreaticogastrostomy Compared with Pancreaticojejunostomy after Pancreaticoduodenectomy,” J.P. Arnaud, J.J. Tuech, C. Cervi, and R. Bergamaschi, European Journal of Surgery, vol. 165, no. 4, April 1999, pp. 357–62. (Thanks to Gary B. Rollman for bringing this to our attention.) The authors are at the University Hospital of Angers, France. [AIR […]
Ig Nobel acceptance speech: Named cows
A highlight from the 2009 Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony [AIR 15:6]: Acceptance speech for the prize for veterinary medicine [for showing that cows who have names give more milk than cows that are nameless] Peter Rowlinson: “I grew up on a dairy farm in Suffolk, 15 miles from Cambridge. I find myself geographically challenged being […]
Time for a Shave?: Does Facial Hair Interfere With Visual Speech Intelligibility?
Investigating the interference of facial hair with visual speech intelligibility poses the problem of accurately controlling the amount and shape of facial hair across several speakers while keeping the recording situation constant. Since it is difficult to find participants willing to grow and then cut their beards as needed, we decided to use artificial beards […]