Improbable can find only one academic paper which examines men’s head and facial hair styles in the far western United States between 1873 to 1899. It’s the work of Elaine Pedersen, who is an Associate Professor at the School of Design & Human Environment of Oregon State University. See: Men’s Head and Facial Hair in […]
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Wellerstein peers at the hair of physicists
Before there was a Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists (LFHCfS), there were indeed scientists who had luxuriant flowing hair. Alex Wellerstein, a (or in the view of pedants, an) historian of science at the American Institute of Physics, peers back at the hair of several physicists in the 1930s. Wellerstein’s essay, called “The Hair of […]
Hairline Design with Lasers
“Hairline design is a combination of science and art.” say hair transplant practitioners at the DHT Clinic (Bangkok, Thailand) prompting them to invent a new technique which they call ‘Hairline Design Laser‘. (A phrase they like to use: “LASER assisted rapid hairline design”.) “Hairline placement is important. It frames the face and has the most […]
A number of eminently hairy and hairless scientists
The Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists™ (LFHCfS) and its siblngs — the Luxuriant Former Hair Club for Scientists™ (LFHCfS), and the Luxuriant Facial Hair Club for Scientists™ (LFHCfS) — now have, collectively, 506 members: 317 male, 189 female. This data may be of interest to someone, somewhere, some time. Maybe. If you know a scientist who would enjoy being a […]