This week’s Feedback column (that I write) in New Scientist magazine has four segments. Here are bits of each of them: Time for a nap — Brainy people get to dream a little more than not-quite-so-brainy people, correlationally speaking, if their brains and genomes accord with the findings of researchers from the University of the Republic in Uruguay, University […]
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Economists gathering undying economics about the undead
Economics theories never die. Economists, the mortals who study these things, analyze them half, but never fully, to death. This notice shows how such things go on (and on): Call for Abstracts Economics of the Undead: Blood, Brains & Benjamins Glen Whitman & James P. Dow, Editors The editors seek abstracts for essays exploring the […]
Magazine: the special Sloths & Vampires issue
The special Sloths & Vampires issue (vol. 19, no. 1) of the magazine (the Annals of Improbable Research) is now out! Articles include “The Eager Pursuit of Sloths”, “Co-Existence of Vampires and Humans Is Possible: Proofs Based on Models Derived from Fiction Literature, Comic Books and Films”, “As the Worm Turns, Or Doesn’t”, and more, […]
The energetic pursuit of sloths
The name of the sloth is synonymous with a certain style of sin. But scientists pursue them for other reasons, too. The animals move – something they do on occasion – in what can seem mysterious ways. They hang upside down from tree limbs, and sometimes amble that way there. On the ground, ambling right-side-up […]