The recent U.S. Presidential election is — indisputably — characterized by heavy-handed mathematical manipulation. Agorithmically speaking, the result was all too predictable. Investigator (and algorithm co-devisor) Eric Schulman, of Alexandria Virginia, triumphantly, if humbly, explains: Unlike the Redskins Algorithm (the incumbent political party wins the presidency of the United States if the Washington Redskins American […]
Category: Research News
Research — on any and all subjects — that makes people LAUGH, then THINK.
Sheep Intelligence
Some scientists scoff at the notion that many sheep have keen intelligence. A recent report by the BBC may give them pause. (Thanks to Jim Howe for bringing this to our attention.)
Swift Wheels
The jet-powered wheelchair is a reality, so they say, and so is its encounter with Miss BMFA, 25yr old Renata Budginate from Lithuania. (Thanks to Tom Ulrich for bringing this to our attention.)
Cats in space
The video of a cat adjusting to zero gravity recalls the article “Does a Cat Always Land on Its Feet?” which was published in the July/August issue of the Annals of Improbable Research (and which was featured on the cover). (Thanks to Mark Dionne and Boing-Boing — which also spotlighted the Ig Nobel Prize-winning frog […]