Kai Jung is spreading the word to everyone who has, and/or admires, luxuriant flowing hair. Dr. Jung is an LFHCfS (Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists) man of the year. He writes: Have you seen the BBC article on Korea’s war on LFH? Even the most important German news magazine did an article on it.
Requisitioning red tape
I asked people to place an order, through their normal supply channels, for a small quantity of red tape, and record the results. Here are some responses… So begins this week’s Improbable Research column in The Guardian
Pay-per-view and autism
Today’s intriguing claim of the day appears in a Duke University press release: Monkey "Pay-Per-View" Study Could Aid Understanding of Autism The study itself is intriguing even without the autism link. (Thanks to Bruce Williams for bringing it to our attention.)
Starbucks study
An article in the December 16, 2004 issue of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports that: Bryant Simon, a professor at Temple, is writing a book on Starbucks? effect on culture. His research will take him to Michigan, Madrid, Jerusalem and Georgia. Professor Simon’s research may be descended from that of Steve Penfold, whose Ph.D. dissertation on […]