Alan Alda and Marc Abrahams chatted about the Ig Nobel Prizes and improbable research and much more, on the Clear + Vivid with Alan Alda podcast. The general theme of it all was “laugh then think”.
Shikhara Bhat joins the The Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists™ (LFHCfS)
Shikhara Bhat has joined the Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists™ (LFHCfS). He says: I’m Shikhara Bhat, a theoretical evolutionary ecologist. I’m currently a PhD student at the University of Mainz in Germany, where I am using mathematical models to understand why different organisms age at different rates, and why some species, such as Hydra, […]
The straight poop: “New study finds square feces may deliver information”
Some of the researchers who investigated the physics of why some wombats have cube-shaped poo [and who subsequently won a prize for having done that] have been pursuing the related question of “why”. The University of Georgia broadcast news of how they are faring: New study finds square feces may deliver information Most people have […]
Anna Anandita joins the The Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists™ (LFHCfS)
Anna Anandita has joined the Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists™ (LFHCfS). She says: My flowing hair cascades like the anisotropic fluid transport I model in paper-based diagnostics, elegant, precise, and ready for MicroTAS spotlights. From CdS@ZIF67 nanozymes to apps for quantifying diseases and nutrient levels through paper-based diagnostics, I engineer point-of-care wonders while my […]