Disgust gets a roller-coaster ride in a soon-to-be-published study (which you can download a full copy of now!). The study is: “The Meaning of Disgust: A Refutation,” Nina Strohminger, Emotion Review, in press 2013. The author, at Kenan Institute for Ethics, Duke University, begins the paper with this sentence: “In disgust research, there is shit, […]
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The Remains of the Day or So: What’s in a Stool
A new study looks into a stool sample, to see whether the whole is indicative of the parts. The study’s title perhaps marks the start of a new era for medical journals. It uses plain, clear words: “An In-Depth Analysis of a Piece of Shit: Distribution of Schistosoma mansoni and Hookworm Eggs in Human Stool,” […]
Dr. Shit Fun Chew, Undersung Scientist
Investigator Eileen Peters alterts us to the fact that Dr. Shit F. Chew—our Undersung Scientist of the Month back in December 2004 and again in February 2010—now lists her complete name on her web site. Her complete name is Dr. Shit Fun Chew. Dr. Chew now becomes our first three-time Undersung Scientist of the Month. […]
What’s worth looking at (science, etc.)
There is a metaphor here, in this short (0:01:33) video, about how people decide what’s worth looking at: The filmmaker is named Malik. (HT @almuraisy)