If, at the age of 54, you can still arm-wrestle (and win) against a 23 year old ‘superb athlete with impressive strength and stamina’, you’re doing pretty well. And Professor Didier Sornette Professor on [sic] the Chair of Entrepreneurial Risks, Department of Management, Technology and Economics (D-MTEC), ETH Zurich, Switzerland, can perform just such a […]
Category: Arts and Science
Research and other stuff that makes people LAUGH, then THINK.
How Ig Nobellian Dr. Fesmire broke his ankle, told with dolls
Behold Ig Nobel Prize winner Dr. Francis Fesmire tell the tantalizing tale of how he broke his ankle in the Samaria Gorge on the Greek Isle of Crete. Dr. Fesmire accomplished the telling in a mere 14 minutes and 58 seconds, assisted by dolls: BONUS: Dr. Fesmire’s Ig Nobel Prize winning study “Termination of Intractable Hiccups with […]
Billiard balls versus the earth
“All balls must be composed of cast phenolic resin plastic and measure 2 ¼ (+.005) inches [5.715 cm (+ .127 mm)] in diameter and weigh 5 ½ to 6 oz [156 to 170 gms]. Balls should be unpolished, and should also not be waxed. Balls should be cleaned with a towel or cloth free of […]
Dudley Herschbach, Ben Franklin, Ig Nobel in St. Louis
If you are in St. Louis on April 4, treat yourself to a talk by Dudley Herschbach. Here’s the announcement from Washington University in St. Louis: Dudley Herschbach,“Silly Serious Science: Homage to Ig Nobel and Ben Franklin” 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 4, Graham Chapel In 2011, the Ig Nobel Award in chemistry was given for […]