Some might take the view that if you use a camera-equipped laptop, tablet, or smartphone, or post your snaps to a social networking site, then various corporate or governmental organisations (or both) might be likely run an automated face-recognition algorithm on your photo(s). If you were to object to such practices, then you might choose […]
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Hair and Moustaches in the Far West (1873 to 1899)
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 […]
Physics exercise: Drude’s mustache
Today’s Physics Exercise of the Day: Calculate the forces acting upon the mustache of Paul Karl Ludwig Drude. Drude was editor of the journal Annelin der Physik from 1900 to 1906.
Beards and moustaches – the health benefits
An excess of electromagnetic radiation in the ultraviolet waveband can cause severe damage to skin cells and their DNA. Fortunately, various natural protection mechanisms exist, but until recently, one has been almost entirely overlooked in the dosimetric literature. New details are revealed in the latest (July 2012) edition of the journal Radiation Protection Dosimetry, which […]
Munsterberg’s mustache, still again
Overwhelmed by requests, we once again present a photo showing the mustache of Hugo Munsterberg, psychologist. BONUS: The photo also shows other parts of Munsterberg. The man was more than just a mustache.
Mustache transplant update
It is believed that the first mustache transplants were performed by the late trichological pioneer Dr. Okuda in 1930’s Japan. Since then, considerable progress has been made – some of which is described by Dr. Damkerng Pathomvanich (pictured) of the DHT clinic in Bangkok, Thailand who is a key contributor to Hair Restoration Surgery in […]