Humor

Do Hungry People Prefer More Mature Mates?

Might a person ’s preferences for a mate vary according to whether they feel hungry or not?  Some believe so, p rompting professor Terry F. Pettijohn II from the Coastal Carolina University (along with colleagues from Miami University and West Virginia Uni ...

Article - Martin Gardiner - Mar 12 2012 - 10:05am

Progress In Fake Finger Detection

It may have been predictable, but shortly after the introduction of automated fingerprint recognition systems came the invention of fake fingers. As this research paper from May 2009 explains, fake fingers made from gelatine soon appeared, quickly followed ...

Article - Martin Gardiner - Mar 19 2012 - 9:50pm

A New Mathematics for the Hydrogen atom

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Blog Post - Tony Fleming - Mar 25 2015 - 12:11pm

Are Ringtones Musical Madeleines?

“In this paper, we consider musical cell-phone ringtones as virtual, communicative and cultural performances.”  - say the authors of a paper entitled ‘ The Musical Madeleine: Communication, Performance, and Identity in Musical Ringtones ’- which is publis ...

Article - Martin Gardiner - Mar 21 2012 - 4:18pm

An In-depth Examination Of The Phrase "I Dunno"

“This study outlines a corpus comparison of British and New Zealander speakers’ use of the phrases ‘I don’t know’ and ‘I dunno’. ” Dr. Lynn Grant, who is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Languages and Social Sciences at the Auckland University of Techno ...

Article - Martin Gardiner - Mar 26 2012 - 9:13am

Body Odor- To Freeze Or Not To Freeze?

“Body odor sampling is an essential tool in human chemical ecology research.” ...

Article - Martin Gardiner - Mar 29 2012 - 2:33pm

Your Cabbage Is/Is-not Fresh. But You Knew That Didn't You?

Can people tell how appetizingly fresh a cabbage is, just by looking at photos of the leaves? ...

Article - Martin Gardiner - Mar 31 2012 - 8:49am

Right Under Our Eyes: Nibiru On Its Way?

Ridicule might delay truth but it can't replace it. In recent weeks astonishing rumors have been spreading fast in science circles, and soon the wider public will be in the know. According to these rumors, despite all the denial and ridicule, planet N ...

Article - Johannes Koelman - Mar 27 2015 - 12:05am

Baseball Pitcher's Elbow- The Science

A recent discovery regarding injuries to baseball pitchers’ elbows can be described, in round terms, thus: the faster the pitch, the more likely the injury. Brandon (Brad) Bushnell M.D. (pictured) and colleagues at the Harbin Clinic Orthop(a)edics and Spor ...

Article - Martin Gardiner - Apr 4 2012 - 4:14pm

Heart Attacks Caused By Viewing Soccer Matches- The Science

“Viewing a stressful soccer match more than doubles the risk of an acute cardiovascular event.” This disturbing conclusion was published in a 2008 study based on data regarding 4,279 Bavarian medical emergency cases. The number, and character, of adverse ...

Article - Martin Gardiner - Apr 7 2012 - 7:29am