Blirtatiousness: Studies In Blurting

Blirtatiousness: Studies In Blurting

“Converging evidence indicates that blirtatiousness is unique in its ability to amplify people’s qualities, making these qualities more readily observable to perceivers.” Blirtatiousness in this…
How To Eat Less (nuts)

How To Eat Less (nuts)

A team from the School of Family and Consumer Sciences at Eastern Illinois University have discovered a reliable method of persuading people to eat up to 50% less pistachio nuts – just leave…
Catalan Sit-Com Research Update

Catalan Sit-Com Research Update

Some readers may well feel themselves in the dark when it comes to the usage of the interjection ‘oh’ in English and its translation in Catalan. Thus they could find a 2007 article published in…
Ladies And Gentlemen (and Their Car-Parking Skills)

Ladies And Gentlemen (and Their Car-Parking Skills)

“The stereotype of women’s limited parking skills is deeply anchored in modern culture.” But has rarely been scientifically investigated, prompting Claudia Wolf, M.Sc. and Sebastian Ocklenburg M.Sc…
Energy Harvesting - From Knees

Energy Harvesting - From Knees

“The modern drive towards mobility and wireless devices is motivating intensive research in energy harvesting technologies.” say two research fellows at Cranfield University in the UK, who are …
Hot Coffee Enemas - The  Dangers

Hot Coffee Enemas - The Dangers

Before continuing, please bear in mind that : “The opinions or assertions contained herein are the private views of the authors and are not to be construed as official or as reflecting the views of…
Chinese Bionic Head Progress

Chinese Bionic Head Progress

There are currently a number of research teams worldwide working towards the implementation of bionic heads and faces which can attempt to express human emotions, however “… most of them can not…
The Mechanics Of Slithering

The Mechanics Of Slithering

“Previous studies of slithering have rested on the assumption that snakes slither by pushing laterally against rocks and branches.” explain a joint research team from the Applied Mathematics…