Do you pant with excitement to learn which scholar is the most very smartest and/or most very most influential? If you do, then try using the Scholarometer. An article in Nature magazine describes the excitement that drives the people who wrote the software that delivers the numbers: Who is the best scientist of them all? Is theoretical […]
Chin Chin Fish Foot Massage Mystery
“A fish pedicure is the process in which the user places their feet in a tank of water (which may be for individual use or shared) to mid-calf level and Garra rufa fish preferentially ‘nibble’ the thickened skin from the feet, usually for between 15 to 30 minutes.” The definition (and the photo) comes from […]
Embodied Terror Management via Teddy Bears (Sin)
Teddy bears are a key element in this study about Embodied Terror Management and self-esteem: “Embodied Terror Management: Interpersonal Touch Alleviates Existential Concerns Among Individuals With Low Self-Esteem,” Sander L. Koole [pictured here], Mandy Tjew A Sin, Iris K. Schneider, Psychological Science, epub November 3, 2013. (Thanks to investigator Neil Martin for bringing this to […]
Curiously worded: Vegetable Parenting
Vegetable parenting begins to creep into the scientific literature: “A Model of Goal Directed Vegetable Parenting Practices,” Melanie Hingle, Alicia Beltran, Teresia O’Connor, Deborah Thompson, Janice Baranowski, Tom Baranowski. Appetite 58 (2), April 2012, pp. 444–449. The authors, at Baylor College of Medicine and at the University of Arizona, write: “The aim of this study […]