We spotted this curious symbol on a wall inside an Air Canada Jazz jet that flew from Boston to Halifax. The leading conjecture is that maybe it depicts some sort of hazmat suit. But that is only a conjecture. If you know for sure what it is, we would love to hear (lease leave a […]
Month: August 2011
Panda poo research: Building on the Ig-winning work?
Newly announced American research on panda feces seems to echo the research (this and this) that garnered the 2009 Ig Nobel Prize in biology for Fumiaki Taguchi, Song Guofu, and Zhang Guangle [see photo below of Prof. Taguchi accepting the Ig Nobel Prize; photo by Alexey Eliseev]. The news reports we’ve seen don’t say whether the new […]
Bacteria and you (a healthy rant)
Mike the Mad Biologist writes, in his blog: During the last week, I’ve come across a couple sensationalist article about E. coli and Staphylococcus aureus being found on common surfaces. Here’s one article about shopping carts and E. coli… And here’s an article about Staphylococcus aureus (those S. aureus resistant to methicillin–and often other antibiotics–are […]
Sword swallower overcomes fears, gets Ig Nobel Prize
Sword swallower Dan Meyer tells how he overcame his childhood fears and won an Ig Nobel Prize, etc. Here’s video of his motivational talk at Ignite Great Lakes: BONUS: If you come to the 2011 Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony, or watch the live webcast, on September 29, you will meet Mr. Meyer, in person or […]