At least one person is excited at the prospect of a cruise for members of the Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists (LFHCfS). A few months ago the LFHCfS received an invitation to plan an exciting group cruise. Today a message arrived in response to the sending of that first message. Here it is: Hi, […]
Category: Arts and Science
Research and other stuff that makes people LAUGH, then THINK.
Good hair at Worcester Polytechnic and UBC
Melissa Towler, the noted biolochemist/engineer, competitive ballroom dancer, and Scottish Fold fancier, has joined the Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists. And so has Chris Keeler, the noted chemist and orchid fancier. Towler is at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts. Keeler is at the University of British Columbia. These institution are (or soon will be) […]
Preserving the Hirst shark
A report in The Art Newspaper explains that: Damien Hirst?s shark floating in a tank of formaldehyde, recently sold for $12 million to US billionaire hedge fund manager Steve Cohen, is disintegrating and will need extensive conservation work to prevent it from further deterioration. This is the view of conservation scientists and natural history specialists […]
Goat dressing
Little research has been published on the subject of goat dressing [click on the link, then scroll down]. (Thanks to Genevieve Reynolds for bringing this to our attention.)