Comments on: NCBI ROFL: Top 10 absurd papers of 2009.

By: v pills

v pills — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 09:58:16 +0000

“5.) The “booty call”: a compromise between men’s and women’s ideal mating strategies. ”

Yes!

By: jt

jt — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 07:35:40 +0000

Looks like another radical conservative attack on the pristine world of science. Discover, how could you?

By: kk

kk — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:07:35 +0000

“Myth: one can lose weight by drinking cold beer” – my HS research paper.

By: TheBrummell

TheBrummell — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:35:42 +0000

I’m pretty sure most cat food (and dog food, and probably some other pet foods) are tested by human employees of the pet food companies. They’re not looking for “does it taste good to a human”, they’re looking for a detailed description of HOW it tastes, and things like texture and smell. Such descriptions are difficult to get from non-speaking, illiterate animals, after all, and quality control by having somebody eat it and describe it is probably much cheaper than sophisticated analytical chemistry that would tell you the same result (“too much salt”).

By: Max

Max — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:16:30 +0000

Actually, re: #2, honeybee dance behavior is one of the most complex forms of communication in insects. It makes a pretty good test case for the effects of drugs.

By: Jon H

Jon H — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:52:34 +0000

#9 seems like it could be marginally useful in criminal cases or pathology.

And any research showing the utility of fellatio has to be a good thing.

By: Colin

Colin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:22:50 +0000

Number 8 – answer is yes. I had left facebook due to grief from my wife over old friends from highschool and college who were female and leaving messages asking how I was doing.

By: Romeo Vitelli

Romeo Vitelli — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:46:48 +0000

Numbers 3, 5, and 9 sound like pretty essential research to me. They all deal with vital questions that I would like answered.

By: Heather

Heather — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:06:18 +0000

Re: number 1: When I was working as a nanny in Switzerland several years ago, I had to do the grocery shopping, including buying cat food. The cans of Whiskas had an invitation on them to “Try our new recipe!” I figured that either the folks at Whiskas thought cats could read, or they were aware of a large human demographic consuming their product. Didn’t realize they might actually focus-test the stuff on humans.

By: feralboy12

feralboy12 — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:26:51 +0000

11) On The Origin Of My Furniture