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Image credits: sciencefunn The authors of the study analyzed 25 million papers (1945–2010) and 3.9 million patents (1976–2010) according to a new metric, the so-called "CD index," which ...
The Annals of Improbable Research (AIR) is a bimonthly magazine devoted to scientific humor, in the form of a satirical take on the standard academic journal. AIR, published six times a year since 1995, usually showcases at least one piece of scientific research being done on a strange or unexpected topic, but most of their articles concern real or fictional absurd experiments, such as a ...
An April Fools joke in the form of science parody . Parody science, sometimes called spoof science, is the act of mocking science in a satirical way. Science can be parodied for a purpose, ranging from social commentary and making political points, to humor for its own sake.
Le Journal de Mourréal journaldemourreal.com Canada (Québec) 2012 Khabaristan Times: khabaristantimes.com Pakistan: 2014 Kyoko Shimbun kyoko-np.net Japan: 2004 Landover Baptist Church: landoverbaptist.org United States: 1998 Le Gorafi: legorafi.fr France: 2012 Lark News: larknews.com United States: 2003 The Lemon Press: thelemonpress.co.uk ...
Humor: International Journal of Humor Research is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by Walter de Gruyter on behalf of the International Society for Humor Studies.As of 2021, its editor-in-chief is Christian F. Hempelmann (Texas A&M University-Commerce).
Relief theory suggests humor is a mechanism for pent-up emotions or tension through emotional relief. In this theory, laughter serves as a homeostatic mechanism by which psychological stress is reduced [1] [3] [7] Humor may thus facilitate ease of the tension caused by one's fears, for example.
While voters anxiously await results from the 2024 election, they're posting away on social media.
This is a list of Ig Nobel Prize winners from 1991 to the present day. [1]A parody of the Nobel Prizes, the Ig Nobel Prizes are awarded each year in mid-September, around the time the recipients of the genuine Nobel Prizes are announced, for ten achievements that "first make people laugh, and then make them think".