A new list of “The 50 Most Influential Living Psychologists in the World“ includes three (3) Ig Nobel Prize winners, one (1) Nobel laureate, and one (1) member of the Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists (LFHCfS). The most valuable thing about most “Most” lists, one could argue, is the arguments they can provoke. This […]
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Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists
Ashley Edwards joins the Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists (LFHCfS)
Ashley Edwards has joined the Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists™ (LFHCfS). She says: For a while, early in my career as a scientist, I watched Australian lungfish spawning. Then, for even longer, I watched blue tongued lizards having sex. Now I mostly tell undergrad students about it. All the while I have been ‘that […]
Kwan-Liu Ma joins the Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists (LFHCfS)
Kwan-Liu Ma has joined the Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists™ (LFHCfS). He says: I grew up in Taiwan, where—in the seventies—long hair was banned for students. Naturally, I started growing my hair once I moved to the US for graduate school. I have worn my hair long ever since, barring a brief short-haired period […]
Brittany Fair joins Hair Club for Science Journalists (LFFFHCfSJ)
Brittany Fair has joined the Luxuriant Flowing, Former, or Facial Hair Club for Science Journalists™ (LFFFHCfSJ). She says: You can call me Chewy. When not in Chewbacca form, my hair also enjoys styles such as Kelp Forest Mermaid, Princess Anna, and Legolas. Its utter independence is bewildering. Although, I do enjoy the surprise hairdo that accompanies each […]
2018 in Hair (Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists™)
The 2018 Members Gallery for The Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists is now available to the public. Once a year, we gather the listings of all the new inductees into such a gallery – before that, new inductees are only seen individually (in the Improbable Blog) as they join throughout the year. We invite […]
Danielle Norberg joins Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Social Scientists
Danielle Norberg has joined the Luxuriant Flowing, Former, or Facial Hair Club for Social Scientists™ (LFFFHCfSS). She says: Some cultures see long hair as part of or as an extension to their sensory system; members of such cultures believe or even experience the loss of important abilities when their hair is cut. For others, their long hair contains […]
Christian Steven Hoggard joins Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists
Christian Steven Hoggard has joined the Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists™ (LFHCfS). He says: After finishing my PhD and moving to Denmark for post-doctoral work I began to realise the amount of positive feedback on my glorious locks (no minor revisions needed here!). Christian Steven Hoggard, PhD., LHFHCfS Postdoctoral Researcher in Palaeolithic Archaeology and Artefact Morphometrics Department […]
Chantal Roggeman joins Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists
Chantal Roggeman has joined the Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists™ (LFHCfS). She says: I have been told I may never cut my hair, because people would no longer recognize me. Indeed, in international gatherings, I am recognized as “the woman with the long blond hair”. Blond is my trademark, and I enjoy making “dumb blond” jokes in […]
Daniel Rathbun joins Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists (LFHCfS)
Daniel Rathbun has joined the LFHCfS – The Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists. He says: “They’ll never let you have long hair in the real world. You’ll never get a real job looking like a hippy.” I was told in small-town Texas. Well I showed them! I showed them all!!! —especially the blind patients whose visual […]
Emily Hofstetter joins Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Social Scientists
Emily Hofstetter has joined the Luxuriant Flowing, Former, or Facial Hair Club for Social Scientists™ (LFFFHCfSS). She says: While considering an academic career, I quickly realized that an ability to afford hair cuts was a necessary sacrifice, and have been practicing said asceticism ever since. As of 2018 my hair reaches my knees, and I can but pray […]