ASME, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, is running a quiz about the Ig Nobel Prizes. Here is their introduction: Quiz: The Ig Nobel Prize and Odd Research Not all research is created equal. Try this quiz on the Ig Nobel Prize that calls out what appears to be silly. The Nobel Prize may be […]
‘Pointless’ is a popular TV quiz-show series currently aired in the UK by the BBC. It’s hosted by Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman, whom, along with the contestants, often engage in a spot of banter. [If you’re not familiar with the show, here’s an episode.] This banter specifically features in (what the publishers say is) […]
When it comes to issues of national security and the handling of sensitive data, are you a ‘Know-It-All’? If that’s the way you would choose to describe yourself, the Research & Sponsored Programs department of Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio, US, has a publicly available online quiz, just for you (and anyone else who’s interested). […]
A simple quiz: How many members of the Cheer Lab are clearly of good cheer? Base your answer purely on the photos here. These are the members of the Cheer Lab — Joseph Cheer’s lab at the University of Maryland Medical School in Baltimore: The Cheer Lab is dedicated to “elucidating fundamental neural mechanisms underlying […]
The answer is (c). The question was: Which of the people in this photo is Joe Bizzarro, author of the study “A Review of the Physical and Biological Characteristics of the Bahía Magdalena Lagoon Complex (Baja California Sur, Mexico)“? a) the beardless man holding the dark fish b) the light-bearded man holding the brown fish […]