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The IGNOBELS LIVE!

Academia and Sports Psychology: staying sane

The IgNobels are Almost Here!!

Orexin and Binge Eating Rats

Friday Weird Science: The physics of the evening gown

Pray ain't no tools! They swim in Schools!

When it comes to competition, the anterior cingulate does it best.

Friday Weird Science: How much sun could a good beard block if a good beard could block sun?

Book Recommendation: The Emperor of All Maladies

Do moral vegetarians feel more disgust?

Back off, stranger, that's my mate! The role of kappa opioid receptors

An opioid receptor mutation that makes you feel the pain

Anorexia and Obesity: opposite sides of the reward coin?

What has duct tape, beans, mylar pants, and rectal tubes? Today's Friday Weird Science!

The IgNobels are coming, and Sci will be there!

STOP THE PRESSES! We cured heroin addiction.

It really does all sound the same, the evolution of modern pop music.

Friday Weird Science: but oh! Those summer nights. Seasonal variations in sex searches.

Look deep into my eyes: do I look straight to you?

It's all about sex: the connectome of a C. elegans male

Friday Weird Science: Woo the ladeez with your hot collection of dinosaur eggs!

Picking a voice out of the crowd: the cocktail party problem.

You want that? Well I want it, too! The neuroscience of mimetic desire

Friday Weird Science: Think you can go long? Check out the walking stick!