“People will not pick up a tool by the handle if it is physically disgusting.” This is one of the findings of a research group at the Psychology Department of The College of William & Mary* Virginia, US. Their 2013 study can be viewed here in ‘poster’ format – it’s entitled ‘So close and yet […]
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Dowsing : the low down
Since 1962, the publication World Futures: The Journal of General Evolution has been “ … dedicated to the study of irreversible, nonlinear, system-structuring – that is evolutionary – change in nature and society.” And, the publishers explain : “All articles published in the journal have undergone rigorous editorial screening and peer review.” For an example […]
When chefs demand medical tools
Barfblog writes (thanks to Penny Larsson for the pointer): The New York Times reports in almost 1,000 breathless words this morning that the most recent cross-disciplinary tool in a chef’s batterie de cuisine comes from the operating room: medical tweezers. In some of the country’s most ambitious restaurants, a pair of them allows a chef […]