I was excited to learn that the designers for a bra that doubles (or quadruples?) as a face mask won an Ig Nobel Prize. Still, this is not at all improbable research, so I’m wondering if it was indeed a legitimate contender. During the SARS outbreak in East Asia, stocks of face masks were depleted, [...]
Posts from ‘November, 2009’
Discussing misconceptions about life in the US
I’m often surprised by some of the misconceptions my students from Taiwan and China have about the US. They often have wildly, usually media-induced, positive ideas about the standard of living and general levels economic, health, and social security. Articles such as the one below can be used to stimulate discussion about how and why [...]
Was Shakespeare Shakespeare? Twain didn’t think so.
There is credible evidence that Shakespeare’s works were written by somebody other than him, and Mark Twain argues the case as well as anybody: Mark Twain doubted Shakespeare wrote the works attributed to him Mark Twain doubted Shakespeare wrote the works attributed to him