Since its launch in 2016 Pokémon GO has attracted a wealth of academic studies – covering the social, psychological, medical, security and legal aspects of the game. [ For those not familiar with the subject, here is some background : Pokémon GO is an augmented reality (AR) mobile game for iOS and Android devices. It […]
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Validating Self-Reported Munchy-ism During Cannabis Intoxication
Some people who go to cannabis decriminalization advocacy events say, when questioned, that they do, when cannabisized, sometimes consume junk food: “Manipulation Checking the Munchies: Validating Self-Reported Dietary Behaviors during Cannabis Intoxication,” Jessica S. Kruger [pictured here], Alexis Blavos, Thomas S. Castor, Amy J. Wotring, Victoria R. Wagner-Greene, Tavis Glassman, Daniel J. Kruger, Human Ethology, […]
A Phylogeny and Evolutionary History of the Pokémon
Pokémon scholarship reached its height with the study “A Phylogeny and Evolutionary History of the Pokémon“, by Matan Shelomi, Andrew Richards, Ivana Li, and Yukinari Okido, which was published in the Annals of Improbable Research, vol. 18, no 4, June/July 2012. Here’s a bit of detail from that study (click on the image to see the entire […]
Interview with the scientists who wrote the paper about Pokémon
Aggie TV interviewed Matan Shelomi, Andrew Richards and Ivana Li — three of the four co-authors of the paper “A Phylogeny and Evolutionary History of the Pokémon“, which was published in the Annals of Improbable Research, vol. 18, no 4, June/July 2012, pages 15-17: Their institution, The University of California, Davis, wrote about the paper […]