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The Ig Nobel Awards and Pseudo Bull$hit

Started by BillT, September 27, 2016, 01:54:34 PM

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BillT

September 27, 2016, 01:54:34 PM
The Ig Nobel Awards were given recently. They are joke awards for weird science studies.
Bunch of interesting perception stuff is emphasized in this report:
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/09/sex-life-rats-personalities-rocks-awarded-ig-nobel-prizes?utm_campaign=news_daily_2016-09-26&et_rid=33537079&et_cid=837390

But the thing I liked best is their Peace Prize for the article "On the reception and detection of pseudo-profound bullshit".
Here is a link to the article's (the abstract is a pretty good read if you like the science of bull$hit:
http://journal.sjdm.org/15/15923a/jdm15923a.html

Mugwump

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September 27, 2016, 01:58:34 PM
LOL.....see?..even the scientific community has a sense of humor... |^|
Jon

?Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming ?Wow! What a Ride!? ~ Hunter S. Thompson

Ron Sower

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September 27, 2016, 04:06:37 PM
I call bulls--t on that one!  :P
Happy Aquariuming,
Ron

BillT

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September 27, 2016, 07:14:47 PM
I guess the duct tape could help to muffle the B$, huh Ron?

Ron Sower

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September 27, 2016, 08:05:02 PM
Quote from: BillT on September 27, 2016, 07:14:47 PM
I guess the duct tape could help to muffle the B$, huh Ron?

Fer shure!   |^| |^|
Happy Aquariuming,
Ron
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