This year’s Europigeon Song Contest will reach its thrilling conclusion on Saturday, May 22, 2021. The contest organizers, in Rotterdam, say: Five feathered performers [stuffed specimens from the collection of the Natural History Museum Rotterdam] are competing in a truly spectacular song contest. Their shows will be shown online for you to enjoy, Covid-19 and […]
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Rip up your shredding plans, if you haven’t made them
If you would like “to compete for up to $50,000 by piecing together a series of shredded documents”, but have not yet entered DARPA’s compete-for-up-to-$50,000-by-piecing-together-a-series-of-shredded-documents contest, tough luck. The deadline for entering was November 28. BONUS: They offer a consolation puzzle: UPDATE (December 3): A team has claimed victory in the contest, reports New Scientist magazine […]
Cranial, cranial, cranial video video video
This music video is a strong contender (in our view, anyway) in the Brain Awareness Video Competition. Apparently intended to help you remember the official names of several brain regions, it will almost certainly help you never forget the power of repeating the word “cranial” when you are eventually going to say or sing the […]
mini-helicopter contest & the Ig Nobel webcast
New Scientist magazine is running a win-a-mini-helicopter contest in connection with the Ig Nobel webcast. Full details are on the NS site. Here’s a short version: Win a mini helicopter in our Ig Nobel Prize contest Once you have a mini helicopter, you’ll wonder how you ever lived without one – especially if you need […]
