“In 1922, Brinkley traveled to Los Angeles at the invitation of Harry Chandler, owner of the Los Angeles Times, who challenged Brinkley to transplant goat testicles into one of his editors.” That’s just one nugget from the Wikipedia biography of “Doctor” John R. Brinkley, who lived a colorful life. Implanting goat testicles into strangers was […]
Category: Improbable Investigators
People who do research that makes people LAUGH, then THINK.
Scientists with action-hero names: Hudson Freeze
Another scientist with an action-hero name is Hudson Freeze, Ph.D. Or, phrased alternatively: Hudson Freeze, Ph.D, is another scientist with an action-hero name. Dr. Freeze says (on his website, and presumably elsewhere): “Getting a cure is pretty difficult, but it starts from doing research. It starts from understanding the basic processes, the scientific processes, the physiological […]
Up in the air, junior bird man: from Ireland to Africa, lawnmower-ly
With a spirit somewhat akin to that of Ig Nobel Prize winner Troy (built a suit of armor to protect against grizzly bears) Hurtubise, comes “One man’s dream project to fly from Ireland to Africa by lawnmower gets under way this week“. The story is reported, with that headline, in The Journal: A FEW MONTHS […]
Mathematics, Failure, and the World’s Most Famous Walking Event
Have you ever calculated your chances of being allowed to participate in an event? As at least one study demonstrates, you might be surprised. The 100th International Four Days Marches Nijmegen, the world’s most famous walking event, took place last month. Over 40,000 people participated, and there are various ways that somebody can be allowed to participate in […]