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Humorousness- Recognizing the IgNobelity with our own Quiz

Posted on September 27, 2017 by tomdwyer

It’s Humorousness time again, and for this slightly odd newsletter that means Science time. In September the Annals of Improbable Research held the 27th First Annual Ig® Nobel Prize Ceremony and Lectures to announce its Ig Nobel Prizes, awarded for “ten unusual or … Continue reading →

Posted in 2017 Aug-Sep, humor, Humorousness, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters | Tagged contest, economics, fluid dynamics, humor, humorousnesses, ignobel, ignobel prize, medicine | Comments Off

News To Make You Furious- The Dumbing Down of America

Posted on August 25, 2016 by tomdwyer

Where does the word “idiot” come from? It goes back to the inventors of democracy, the Greeks, who coined the term to describe people who didn’t (or couldn’t) participate in public life. Athenian “idiots” lived under laws and rules written … Continue reading →