The journal Current Biology, in celebrating its 25th birthday (congratulations!), published a special issue that includes two articles touching on the Ig Nobel Prizes. Geoffrey North, the journal’s editor, wrote an editorial called “The Biology of Fun and the Fun of Biology“: Both [the artist] Magritte and [the artistic chef] el Bulli illustrate one aspect of ‘fun’ that is relevant to Current Biology […]
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Mars: Fun or No Fun?
Some people — some of whom are in the Mars Society — think it would be fun to go to Mars. Some people don’t. The singer Camille is (at least in this song) one of the latter:
Dr. Shit Fun Chew, Undersung Scientist
Investigator Eileen Peters alterts us to the fact that Dr. Shit F. Chew—our Undersung Scientist of the Month back in December 2004 and again in February 2010—now lists her complete name on her web site. Her complete name is Dr. Shit Fun Chew. Dr. Chew now becomes our first three-time Undersung Scientist of the Month. […]
Fun or Not?
Do you work in a ‘fun’ environment? Say, for example, at a firm “… whose reception area boasts beaten-up sofas, a fridge full of beer, a table football and loud rock music on the stereo.” If so, you may be interested in a recent exploratory study by Professor Christopher John Baldry BSc. (Soc.Sci.), MSc., PhD. […]
Homeopathic dental fun/games day
A good time will be had by all, one way or another, at the British Homeopathic Dental Association’s “Come and hear the PROOF of HOW Homeopathy works” shebang. (Thanks to Annabel Bentley for bringing this to our attention.) Behold their enticing promotional graphic: