Archive for the ‘scientific american’ tag
Curse Away the Pain #
July 12th, 2009 | In Worth Knowing
Interesting:
A study, published today in the journal NeuroReport, measured how long college students could keep their hands immersed in cold water. During the chilly exercise, they could repeat an expletive of their choice or chant a neutral word. When swearing, the 67 student volunteers reported less pain and on average endured about 40 seconds longer.
(via Slashdot)
Nobel’s Also-Rans #
October 9th, 2008 | In Worth Seeing
Lloyd points to an interesting slideshow from Scientific American profiling those who should have received (science) Nobel Prizes but didn’t.
On a related note: some analysis of this year’s so-far and likely winners.