An MIT student named Danny, pictured here, had non-luxuriant flowing hair. Reportedly, he has cut it off. Danny is not a member of the Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists (LFHCfS). (Thanks to investigator Norine Bharan for bringing this to our attention.)
Glow, sperm, glow
Professor Andrew Steckl, a leading expert in light-emitting diodes, is intensifying the properties of LEDs by introducing biological materials, specifically salmon DNA. Steckl is an Ohio Eminent Scholar in UC’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He believed that if the electrons’ mobility could be manipulated, then new properties could be revealed. In considering materials […]
Merit Ptah joins LFHCfS
Merit Ptah has joined the Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists, as an historical honorary member. Ann Sasahara, who nominated her, says: She was, possibly, the first recorded physician in the world (c. 2700 BCE). She was also the first woman in science to be known by name. She had gorgeous, long locks and she […]
Brain on alcohol
What does Brain say about alcohol consumption by youths? Read his study, and ponder it on New Year’s Eve. The study is: “Crime and Disorder, Binge Drinking and the Licensing Act 2003,” Kevin Brain, Institute of Alcohol Studies Occasional Paper, January 2000. In it, Kevin Brain says: I… suggest that, currently, young drinkers are caught […]