So much weird science came my way this week! It was very hard to pick just one paper. But then Ivan Oransky showed up on twitter talking about this study. And…it’s just special. I will warn you there are some NASTY pictures below the fold. They are NSFW once you realize what you’re looking at. […]
You know, you’d think after that HUGE pile of weird science blogging I just did for the IgNobels, I might need some time away from weird science. And heck, you might be right. But I got this paper a few weeks ago from Jason of The Thoughtful Animal, and it’s just too brilliant not to […]
Men, do you ever worry about your facial hair? Do you worry about how manly it makes you look, how handsome, how old, how responsible? Have you ever become concerned about how your pencil thin moustache or your joined mutton chops is affecting your dating life? Well wonder no more! This study is here for […]
This awesome paper on “sneaker squid” made headlines a few weeks ago. And so it should! I mean, SNEAKER SQUID? Heeeeehehehehe. Not only that, it’s got SPERM. Obviously I must blog this. Iwata et al. “Why small squid have big sperm: dimorphic squid sperm linked to alternative mating behaviors” BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2011. And of […]
YES! The Ignobel Prizes are coming up again this year, where some of the oddest authors of the oddest studies out there get honored by real Nobel Laureates. It’s a very interesting prize series, because not only are these studies often funny, they are also often USEFUL. So the study could, say, entirely change how […]
Greg Laden pointed me to this paper the other day. He’s got a write up of it on his blog from an anthropological point of view, and Wired and the Mary Sue both covered the story (though amusingly the Mary Sue reported that only 1 in 10 women COULD orgasm, when in fact it’s the […]
Today is a fun day here for humor. Stephanie Zvan, newly of Freethought blogs, and I, will be talking about the same paper. We both took away some different things from it, for different reasons, and I think the two posts will give you a really good idea of just how…bad…this paper really is. So […]
You know how all those ladies’ magazines are telling you how to have mind-blowing orgasms using the same techniques they’ve been touting for years, usually involving cowgirl and/or trying to revamp missionary as a totally “hot” position (not saying it’s NOT, obviously, just it’s reputation and all). Well…if you read a lot of magazines on […]
Sci will be honest: I hate Brazil nuts. I have no idea why anyone eats them, they always taste all sour and gritty and WEIRD. The taste just kind of lingers in your teeth. But what if it didn’t just linger in your teeth? What if it lingered in your…semen? Ah, Sci, you say. You’re […]
Ah, the things that people will research. I have to say this kind of research could either really awkward, or really thrilling, depending. So now, my friends, it is time to stare at some butts. Some very, very athletic butts. Stare carefully now, you’re looking for SCIENCE. (source) Sanchis-Moysi et al. “Iliopsoas and Gluteal Muscles […]