Re: [tips] The New Ig Nobel Prizes Were Handed Out! And YOU Didn't Win!

2016-09-23 Thread Mike Palij
On Fri, 23 Sep 2016 20:24:04 -0700, Michael Scoles wrote: Was this a procedure used by Boring to test his "angle of regard" hypothesis about the moon illusion? If you are referring to the following reference, then the answer is no. Holway, A. H., & Boring, E. G. (1940). The moon illusion and t

Re: [tips] The New Ig Nobel Prizes Were Handed Out! And YOU Didn't Win!

2016-09-23 Thread Michael Scoles
Was this a procedure used by Boring to test his "angle of regard" hypothesis about the moon illusion? On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 9:06 PM, Mike Palij wrote: > When an event like the awarding of the Ig Nobel prize occurs, many, > many outlets provide coverage, so, if you ain't too lazy, you can find

[tips] The New Ig Nobel Prizes Were Handed Out! And YOU Didn't Win!

2016-09-23 Thread Mike Palij
When an event like the awarding of the Ig Nobel prize occurs, many, many outlets provide coverage, so, if you ain't too lazy, you can find the source you like best. In the meantime, here's how the BBC website covered it: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-37443204 In summary, there ar

[tips] Random Thought: "SLM," aka What Does Love Got To Do With It? Part III

2016-09-23 Thread Louis Eugene Schmier
As this professor exemplified, academics and emotion have a rocky relationship. As a result, academia is a tough culture in which to talk of faith, hope, and love. Those three words are hard for some academics. It's a culture that traditionally says paradoxically with great emotion th