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“Have you quantified that?”
Answering “no” to this question will usually trigger a collective humph from the crowd at a scientific meeting. We don’t want to know that there’s more or less of some biological activity unless you can say exactly how much different it is from normal.
Now Ron Milo, Paul Jorgensen and Mike […]
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British behavioral psychologist Richard Wiseman set out to track humor on an international scale and discover the funniest joke in the world.
After analyzing 1.5 million Internet ratings of 40,000 jokes, Wiseman’s Laugh Lab discovered that Germans were easiest to please, ranking first among nations in finding all sorts of jokes hilarious. Americans squeaked in […]
First, we asked you to tell us what song gets stuck in your head. Then, we asked you how you got it out. Finally, we made a podcast. Thank you to everyone who called in, shared their secret techniques, and sang without shame. Your suggestions ranged from the hilarious (Darth Vader breathing) to the malicious […]
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A great article in the Toronto Star explored a possible new frontier in sleep disorders…sleep texting. The article notes that claims of sleep texting are popping up on blogs and message boards. It seems that two possibilities exist here: 1) some people are actually able to text while sleeping (as some people sleep walk), and […]
On this week’s podcast, we share an excerpt from Wordless Music on WNYC, a 4-part music program hosted by Jad, exploring the boundaries between classical and pop music. The series pairs rock and electronic musicians with more traditional chamber and new music performers, to create an entirely new concert experience. On this week’s selection, Jad […]