De Kikker Kamasutra “The Frog Kamasutra” is a new book [in Dutch] of delights — about biological surprises — written by Ig Nobel Biology Prize winner Kees Moeliker. The ISBN is 9789044656855. Moeliker was awarded the 2003 Nobel Biology Prize, for documenting the first scientifically recorded case of homosexual necrophilia in the mallard duck. That […]
The South China Morning Post reports, on January 12, 2022, that “China has built an artificial moon that simulates low-gravity conditions on Earth“. The report begins: China has built a research facility that simulates the low-gravity environment on the moon – and it was inspired by experiments using magnets to levitate a frog. Further details: […]
Froggyland, a museum in Split, Croatia, describes its treasures: “The collection consists of 507 stuffed frogs of a common European frog species (lat. rana esculenta). The frogs have been stuffed in a very demanding way, using a taxidermy technique through the mouth, which is an extremely complex and time consuming process, so the exhibits are […]
As some have pointed out, analyzing humour can be a bit like dissecting a frog – the frog always dies. Nevertheless, Professor Ori Amir, who is not only Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychological Science at Pomona College, US, but also a stand-up comedian – has suggestions for a new humour analysis method, which, he says, […]
