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Meet the Winners of This Year's Ig Nobel Prizes
- szemet 10y agoI've read the commentery of the physics Ig winners (in Hungarian) First they are happy because of the recognition. ;) And the essence of their research is that dragonflies and horseflies are attracted to polarized light. Dragonflies mainly identifies water that way. Due to the "polarized light pollution" of black marble they tend to put their eggs on them instead of water which of course disadvantageous to their population. On the other side, they designed a horsefly trap based on their findings. As horseflies may spread diseases, this can be a practical achievement (if it works). So it is practical research to save one species and eradicate another one (classical human goals, I guess...) ;)
- squozzer 10y agoI kinda dug the Psychology Prize subject, but didn't want to pay the $35.95. Hmmm, can I lie my way to a free copy? http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691815300184 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691815...
- dogma1138 10y agohttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/280064789_From_junior_to_senior_Pinocchio_A_cross-sectional_lifespan_investigation_of_deception https://www.researchgate.net/publication/280064789_From_juni...
- 1_player 10y agohttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1623716 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1623716 I don't know how to read papers. Does this mean polyester "scrotal slings" are an effective (compared to going commando) contraceptive method? Also, is scrotal sling the scientific term for briefs? :)