Late Breaking News *Orangutans Communicate As If They Were Playing Charades Hmmm, so let me get this straight. It looks like he's saying: "Give me a banana." But what he's really saying is: "It's Boogie Nights, you f%$#ing moron." Okay,...
Posted on August 2, 2007 7:31 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
There are two kinds of silly science, folks. There's good silly science, exemplified this week by three high school kids who got together and decided the best way to fulfill their AP Psychology requirement was to rejigger a Britney Spears'...
Posted on February 18, 2007 2:29 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
This week in Silly Science: *Attractive young psychology professor is stunned to discover that "it sucks to be rejected based on how you look." Three new studies spearheaded by University of Buffalo Assistant Professor Lora Park provide the "first known...
Posted on January 28, 2007 6:33 PM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
This just in from the great minds at the University of Central Florida: Laws of physics, math debunk Hollywood portrayals of ghosts, vampires.Using Isaac Newton's Laws of Motion, [UCF researchers] demonstrated that ghosts would not be able to walk and...
Posted on October 29, 2006 9:30 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
A collection of scientific findings that make you go "duh"--or simply "huh?"It's been a banner week for sociologists people:Penn State's Beth Montemurro, assistant professor of sociology, has accomplished something no one thought possible: she's turned watching stupid television into a...
Posted on August 20, 2006 9:30 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
A new Neurontic feature, Sunday's Silly Science Roundup showcases scientific findings that make you go "duh."After spending a great deal of time and money, a group of researchers at University College London are willing to go out on a limb...
Posted on August 6, 2006 10:30 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks