Some of the signers asked us to help spread the word about the Nobel Laureates appeal for peace in Ukraine. And we are, here, asking you, too, to help. The signers say (and so do we): “Please circulate as you see fit, but especially to scientists in Russia, Ukraine, and China.” The appeal, and its […]
News reports, including this video, show Ukraine’s parliament members punching, beating, and otherwise assaulting each other. This mimics the behavior pioneered by Taiwan’s Parliament, which earned the 1995 Ig Nobel Peace Prize (“for demonstrating that politicians gain more by punching, kicking and gouging each other than by waging war against other nations”). The Ukrainian effort […]