The Alcade wrote a short article, quite a while back, about the authors of the landmark study “The Taxonomy of Barney“. This image is from the original study: BONUS: Widipedia’s partial history of Barney the Dinosaur, which ignores the evidence presented by the “Taxonomy of Barney” authors as to whether Barney really is a dinosaur. […]
The taste of electric currents (part 2 of 2)
Improbable recently profiled the work of the Miyashita Laboratory at Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan, where research is underway into the possibilities offered by ‘electro-gustation’. The lab has not only invented the electric chopsticks but has also investigated a possible way of encouraging diners to use less salt on their potato chips – with the aid […]
Unmemorably attractive finger food
Finger foods need not be memorable to be chosen by people whose memories no longer work well, suggests this study: “Attractiveness and consumption of finger foods in elderly Alzheimer’s disease patients,” Virginie Pouyet, Agnès Giboreau, Linda Benattar, Gérard Cuvelier, Food Quality and Preference, epub January 3, 2014. The authors, at Centre de Recherche de l’Institut […]
January mini-AIR: Jerks, in Montana and elsewhere
The January issue of mini-AIR (our monthly e-mail newsletter just went out. (mini-AIR is a wee little supplement to the magazine) You can read it online, too. Topics include: Jerks in Montana history the Jerks and Monopoles Competition More jerks in Montana history More jerks elsewhere The 100-Improbables Essay Contest and more It also has info about upcoming events. […]