Educational and Funny Research Honored
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The King of Sweden was not there and the circumstances were a bit short of pompous, but 15 intrepid scientists attained a modicum of fame last week as this year&#39;s winners of coveted Ig Nobel Prizes.
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The big-bang theory of the universe, microcredit and literature exploring Turkey's clash of cultures will be honored as six American scientists, a Bangladeshi economist and a Turkish novelist receive the Nobel ...Comment
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Quorum sensing, which determines when bacteria communicate to one another, has captured the interest of a new generation of scientific researchers.
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NERDS Who They Are and Why We Need More of Them By David Anderegg
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New research is challenging the idea that memory becomes more accurate with age.
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That Stephen Colbert sure is funny, and he sure has some funny ideas about books.
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A humorous look at what  should be on product warranty questionnaires.
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Those of us who've been posting at Kuro5hin for some years are aware that this site serves as one of the foremost intellectual fora of the present day. What may come as a surprise is that a number of academics recognize that fact, and cite Kuro5hin in their journal articles, conference proceedings, and book chapters.  Here I survey some of the more interesting ones I've come across.
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New publications, experiments and breakthroughs in information technology--and what they mean.
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Laughter may have originated in an ancestor common to humans and modern apes, a study suggests.
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An archaeologist whose research topics have ranged from Neanderthal hunters in France to the ill-fated Donner Party in the Sierra Nevada is the winner of a top research award typically reserved for more narrowly defined sciences.
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A survey by academics at the University of Bath, UK, has revealed that male scientists are good at research because they have the hormone levels of women and long index fingers.
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The two heroes may be losers, but Sideways is not. It finds hilarity in life's large and little disasters
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Readers respond with wit, wisdom, and sometimes some venom, to Shortcuts columns.
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A recent behavioral study demonstrated that animals understand and react to the concept of fairness. In the study, monkeys were given unequal rewards for completing equal tasks.
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Amateur historians and academics can take advantage of a wealth of archived data on the web.
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It's no joke: laughing may be one of nature's cleverest tricks for keeping us healthy and safe