Have you ever mused upon the question: ‘Is the cross section of a banana an ellipsoid, and if so, can it be used to gauge its volume and surface area? Yes? Then a report in the International Journal of Agricultural Science, Research and Technology (IJASRT) 2011 Vol. 1 No. 1 pp. 1-5, may be of […]
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Hysterical ferroelectric banana misinterpretations
Prof. James F. Scott, FRS of the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge UK, has published advice (in the Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter) for the attention of fellow ferroic researchers. “If your ‘hysteresis loops’ look like figure 1(a), please do not publish them. Publish data that are saturated and have a region in Q versus V that […]
Podcast 26: A look back at the 2014 Ig Nobel Prize winners (PART 1)
Trod-upon banana peels; deities in toast; late night psychopaths; cat hazards; dog alignment; really, really, really heavy marijuana users; fat people’s shoes; spearmint tea and hairy women; and someone who swallowed a fork — all these all turn up in this week’s Improbable Research podcast. Click on the “Venetian blinds” icon — at the lower right corner here […]
Logic lesson: A banana and two contenders
This short, beloved video features three characters — a man in a purple shirt, a man in a green shirt, and a banana — having a discussion. QUIZ: Which of the three displays the best grasp of basic logic? (Thanks to investigator Vaughn Tan for bringing this to our attention.)