Each day, after browsing through the news on-line, I visit http://phys.org/ to scan actual science and health research news. Some topics are esoteric, and hold no interest for me, while others may be worth reading. Today, some of the topic headlines were amusing enough for me to record them for your enjoyment.
Researchers publish analysis of giant panda milk
Scientists find that crocodiles do, indeed, sleep with one eye open
What you didn't know about naked mole-rats
Sometimes, seemingly lightweight studies offer surprising insight:
Bob
Researchers publish analysis of giant panda milk
Scientists find that crocodiles do, indeed, sleep with one eye open
What you didn't know about naked mole-rats
Sometimes, seemingly lightweight studies offer surprising insight:
Who knew?phys.org :When queuing in a supermarket said:Lange and Eggert undertook a field experiment in which two male subjects lined up at the checkout, carrying one item that was clearly visible to other customers. Each subject lined up 60 times. In 50% of the cases, they carried a bottle of water, in 50% a bottle of beer. The order of items was randomized. An independent observer monitored each iteration.
...potential helpers are more willing to cooperate if the recipients' benefits are relatively large in comparison to the helpers' costs. However, the potential helpers' readiness to cooperate was reduced significantly if the test customer was carrying a bottle of beer. According to previous research, beer drinkers are often perceived as lacking responsibility and morality. Lange and Eggert hypothesize that people may regard beer drinkers as being relatively unlikely to pass on the favour and help other individuals in turn.
http://phys.org/news/2015-10-queuing-supermarket.html
Bob