It’s alleged that even the most prestigious art galleries sometimes hang artist’s work the wrong way up. But very little scientific research has addressed the issue of whether the public-at-large can correctly guess whether a modern art painting is the right way up or not. Prompting George Mather, who is Professor of Vision Science, School […]
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A fish called Colin and the decline of sea lions
The numbers of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in the Gulf of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands have been mysteriously dropping since at least 1970. Various theories for the decline have been put forward, including increased predation by orcas, effects of disease and/or contaminants, shooting by fishermen etc etc. Another theory has recently surfaced though. […]