Sara Lewis (who gave a 24/7 Lecture about firefly sex, at the recent Ig Nobel Prize ceremony) has a new book out. The book is called Silent Sparks: The Wondrous World of Fireflies. The Washington Post has one of the first reviews of the book: …Lewis, who has spent years and traveled the word studying fireflies, […]
Mischief and its legal logic (back when)
Mischief, despite the modern aura of fun that the word has acquired, can be a serious matter. A book called A penal code prepared by the Indian law commissioners, and published by command of the governor general of India in council (Bengal Military Orphan Press, 1837), explores some of the legal logical that applied then […]
Introducing the Horse Gyro (new patent)
Attention horse owners/riders: Does your horse sometimes have the inclination to lean the ‘wrong’ way when ridden? Have you thought about fitting it with a set of gyroscopes? Inventor Greg Collier, of Lubbock, Texas, has been granted a new US patent which might go some way towards alleviating equine equilibria insufficiencies. “This disclosure relates generally […]
Human dancers act out various animal courtship rituals
This video shows courtship ritual movements of several kinds of animals, as performed by human dancers. The animals are listed near the end of the video. The video is an ad for a particular brand of Japanese condoms. (Thanks to La Boite Verte for bringing this to our attention.)