Cow defecation and two of the four traditional Greek elements that constitute the universe are the subjects of this inquiry: “Does water or blowing air stimulate cows to defecate?” Marianne Villettaz Robichaud, Anne Marie de Passillé, Jeffrey Rushen, Applied Animal Behaviour Science, epub February 5, 2013. (Thanks to investigator Jim Handman for bringing this to our […]
Tag: water
God-awful pollution of India’s waters
Do the gods pollute? Scientists in India, worried about the public health consequences of immersing idols in lakes and rivers, have been looking anew at water pollution. They hope, and perhaps in some cases pray, to harmonise their medical concerns with some people’s religious priorities. Most of their research has focused on idols of the elephant-headed god Ganesh, created for […]
Hydration and Water Seem to Be Related
A possible breakthrough in understanding the relation, if any, between hydration and water: “Hydration level is an internal variable for computing motivation to obtain water rewards in monkeys,” Takafumi Minamimoto, Hiroshi Yamada, Yukiko Hori and Tetsuya Suhara [pictured here], Experimental Brain Research, epub 2012.
Lithium for the people of Ireland
Gordon Deegan, in The Irish Times, reports (on December 3, 2011): Psychiatrist calls for lithium to be added to water A consultant psychiatrist last night called on Government to add lithium salts to the public water supply in a bid to lower the suicide rate and depression among the general population. At a mental health […]