Videos don’t lie, it is said (though said seldomly). Here are videos of the kiss-transmission robot and its relatives. The man behind (or between?) the kiss is said to be Hooman Samani [pictured here], Hooman being at the National University of Singapore. He lists among his publications: H. A. Samani, A. D. Cheok, N. Fernando […]
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The romance of Ig Nobel night
One of the best things about the Ig Nobel Prize ceremony is that lots of people get to meet lots of people. This blurry photo, taken moments after the 2010 ceremony, shows Julia Rios, one of the Ig Nobel minordomos (the people who keep things moving smoothly and sylishly on stage) connecting with a returning […]
Nutting’s patent for the kiss
Anyone (the Harlequin romance book publisher, for one) who tries to patent a kiss must contend with US patent #3603029, issued on September 7, 1971 to William B. Nutting of New York, New York. Mr. Nutting’s invention, described as a “kiss throwing doll”, features (says Mr. Nutting) “a central shaft upon which I mount a […]
A Kiss and the Common Concern of Mankind
This year’s Valentine’s Day recommended reading is: “The Common Concern of Mankind,” A. Kiss, Environmental Policy and Law, vol. 27, no. 4, 1997, pp. 244-6. The photo at right shows A Kiss. (Thanks to investigator Dany Adams for suggesting this.)