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October, 2000
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2000-10-01	TABLE OF CONTENTS

2000-10-01	Table of Contents
2000-10-02	mini Housekeeping: California AIR
2000-10-03	What's New in the Magazine
2000-10-04	The 2000 Ig Nobel Prize Winners
2000-10-05	Dutch Ig Questions
2000-10-06	AIRhead Halloween Research Review
2000-10-07	Kafkaesque Nightmare Survey
2000-10-08	Election Winner, at Last
2000-10-09	Katti Comments
2000-10-10	Catty Katti Comments
2000-10-11	In Re Dr. Joel Kaplan
2000-10-12	Cavalcade of HotAIR: Mucus, Pigeons, Dorf, etc.
2000-10-13	AIR VENTS: Liver Devotee
2000-10-14	The Michigan Conundrum
2000-10-15	Project AIRhead 2000: Toast, Chastity, and Hair
2000-10-16	MAY WE RECOMMEND: Flip Chip, Cold, Koala
2000-10-17	AIRhead Events
2000-10-18	How to Subscribe to AIR (*)
2000-10-19	Our Address (*)
2000-10-20	Please Forward/Post This Issue! (*)
2000-10-21	How to Receive mini-AIR, etc. (*)

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2000-10-02	mini Housekeeping: California AIR

AIR in California:
In February 2001, there will be AIR shows in California.
Currently two are scheduled, on Feb 14 at Stanford and Feb 16 in 
San Francisco at the AAAS Annual Meeting. See section 2000-10-17 
(below) for details.

If you would like to host an AIR show at your university, lab, 
company, stadium, or federal corrections institute, please email 
<marca@chem2.harvard.edu> ASAP.


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2000-10-03	What's New in the Magazine

AIR 6:5 (Sept/Oct 2000) is the special BOMBY THE BOMBARDIER BEETLE 
issue. The issue includes, among other things:

<> "Cogno-Intellectualism, Rhetorical Logic, and the 
   Craske-Trump Theorem," by Michael H.F. Wilkinson. The 
   author augments the Trump-Craske Conjecture (which was
   introduced some months ago in mini-AIR!) so that everyone
   can now use the technique of "Proof by Intimidation."

<> "Scientists Now Know...," compiled by Ada Tussock. 
   A compendium of recent startling discoveries by social
   scientists, as announced by them and their proud institutions.

<> "The Human Element in Mathematics," by Stephen Leacock.
   A classic essay on the nature, personalities, propensities,
   and activities of A, of B, and most touchingly, of C.

<> Seven articles about Bomby -- four of which we have also 
   posted on the AIR web site.

<> ...and much, much more.

See the cover and full table of contents, and several of the 
articles posted at 
<http://www.improbable.com/airchives/paperair/volume6/v6i5/v6i5-
toc.html>

       (What you are reading at this moment is mini-AIR,
        a monthly e-mail small supplement to the print magazine.)


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2000-10-04	The 2000 Ig Nobel Prize Winners

The 2000 Ig Nobel Prizes were awarded in a gala ceremony at 
Harvard University on Thursday, October 5. You can see video of 
the ceremony by going to the AIR web site 
<http://www.improbable.com/>

Here are the winners:

PSYCHOLOGY. David Dunning of Cornell University and Justin Kreuger 
of the University of Illinois, for their modest report, "Unskilled 
and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own 
Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments." 
[Published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 
vol. 77, no. 6, December 1999, pp. 1121-34.] 

LITERATURE. Jasmuheen (formerly known as Ellen Greve) of 
Australia, first lady of Breatharianism, for her book "Living on 
Light," which explains that although some people do eat food, they 
don't ever really need to. 

BIOLOGY. Richard Wassersug of Dalhousie University, for his first-
hand report, "On the Comparative Palatability of Some Dry-Season 
Tadpoles from Costa Rica." 
[Published in The American Midland Naturalist, vol. 86, no. 1, 
July 1971, pp. 101-9.] 

PHYSICS. Andre Geim of the University of Nijmegen (the 
Netherlands) and Sir Michael Berry of Bristol University (UK), for 
using magnets to levitate a frog and a sumo wrestler. [REFERENCE: 
"Of Flying Frogs and Levitrons" by M.V. Berry and A.K. Geim, 
European Journal of Physics, v. 18, 1997, p. 307-13.] 

CHEMISTRY. Donatella Marazziti, Alessandra Rossi, and Giovanni B. 
Cassano of the University of Pisa, and Hagop S. Akiskal of the 
University of California (San Diego), for their discovery that, 
biochemically, romantic love may be indistinguishable from having 
severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.
[REFERENCE: "Alteration of the platelet serotonin transporter in 
romantic love," Marazziti D, Akiskal HS, Rossi A, Cassano GB, 
Psychological Medicine, 1999 May;29(3):741-5.] 

ECONOMICS. The Reverend Sun Myung Moon, for bringing efficiency 
and steady growth to the mass-marriage industry, with, according 
to his reports, a 36-couple wedding in 1960, a 430-couple wedding 
in 1968, an 1800-couple wedding in 1975, a 6000-couple wedding in 
1982, a 30,000-couple wedding in 1992, a 360,000-couple wedding in 
1995, and a 36,000,000-couple wedding in 1997. 

MEDICINE. Willibrord Weijmar Schultz, Pek van Andel, and Eduard 
Mooyaart of Groningen, The Netherlands, and Ida Sabelis of 
Amsterdam, for their illuminating report, "Magnetic Resonance 
Imaging of Male and Female Genitals During Coitus and Female 
Sexual Arousal." 
[Published in British Medical Journal, vol. 319, 1999, pp 1596-
1600.] 

COMPUTER SCIENCE. Chris Niswander of Tucson, Arizona, for 
inventing PawSense, software that detects when a cat is walking 
across your computer keyboard. 

PEACE. The British Royal Navy, for ordering its sailors to stop 
using live cannon shells, and to instead just shout "Bang!" 

PUBLIC HEALTH. Jonathan Wyatt, Gordon McNaughton, and William 
Tullet of Glasgow, for their alarming report, "The Collapse of 
Toilets in Glasgow." [Published in the Scottish Medical Journal, 
vol. 38, 1993, p. 185.]

For further details (with lotsa links) see 
<http://www.improbable.com/ig/ig-pastwinners.html>

Complete details, complete with photos, will be published in the 
Jan/Feb 2001 issue of the Annals of Improbable Research.


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2000-10-05	Dutch Ig Questions

Investigator Hans Klamer writes (from The Netherlands):

	Browsing through the list of Ig Nobel 2000 award winners, I 
	noticed that the relatively small Dutch scientific community 
	makes a valuable contribution to Improbable Research. Of the
	10 fields of science, Dutch researchers claim Physics and
	Medicine, with three Dutch universities contributing
	(Groningen, Nijmegen and Amsterdam).
	Some questions: how come? and: does it mean anything?

If you, dear reader, have a convincing answer to these questions, 
please send it to <marca@improbable.com>


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2000-10-06	AIRhead Halloween Research Review

Here is a cursory, cursed review of scientific research that 
pertains to the Halloween season.

WEREWOLVES BY THE PAIR
"Lycanthropy in Depression: Two Case Reports,"
K. Rao, B.N. Gangadhar, and N. Janakiramiah, Psychopathology, vol. 
32, no. 4, July/August 1999, pp. 169-72. (Thanks to Jody Tannen 
for bringing this to our attention.) The authors  are at the 
National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences Bangalore, 
India.

GARLIC, LEECHES AND DRACULA
"Does garlic protect against vampires?," H. Sandvik and A. 
Baerheim, Tidsskr Nor Loegeforen, vol. 114, 1994, pp. 3585-6. 
(Thanks to Alex Hillar and others from bringing this to  our 
attention.] The authors report:
	Garlic has been regarded as an effective prophylactic
	against vampires. We wanted to explore this alleged
	effect experimentally. Owing to the lack of vampires,
	we used leeches instead....
[Note: the authors won a 1996 Ig Nobel Prize for their classic 
report, "Effect of Ale, Garlic, and Soured Cream on the Appetite 
of Leeches."]

On October 27, and on October 30, we will post more extensive 
lists. Get thee those days to the AIR web site 
<http://www.improbable.com/>.


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2000-10-07	Kafkaesque Nightmare Survey

In press accounts, nightmares are generally described as being 
Kafkaesque. Please help us put this on a scientific basis. Take 
part in the Kafkaesque Nightmare Survey.

	What percentage of nightmares are Kafkaesque?

	a) Less than 1%
	b) 1% to 95%
	c) 95% or more

Please send your completed survey form to:
	Kafkaesque Nightmare Survey
	c/o <marca@chem2.harvard.edu>


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2000-10-08	Election Winner, at Last

There is a winner -- finally -- of the "Favorite Katti" election. 
The election will NOT be re-run again.

As explained in excruciating detail in recent mini-AIRs, we 
originally asked, "Which is YOUR favorite Katti?"
     (1) R.K. Katti
     (2) R.K. Katti
     (3) D.R. Katti

These Katties, we explained, were co-authors of the book:
     "Influence of Gravity On Granular Soil Mechanics",
     R.K. Katti, R.K. Katti, and D.R. Katti, Balkema 
     (Publishers), Rotterdam, 2000.

However (and characteristically), we mangled a Katti. Also, we 
received a plaintive note from the possibly famous M. Katti of 
Arizona State University's Center for Environmental Studies. M. 
Katti asked that we add his favorite Katti -- himself -- to the 
ballot. We took his hint. Thus, the final ballot offered a choice 
of:

  (a) A.R. Katti;
  (b) D.R. Katti;
  (c) R.K. Katti; or
  (d) M. Katti

The results are now in, the ballots have been examined 
spectroscopically, and the winner has been certified. The vote 
broke down as follows:

  (a) A.R. Katti -- 10%
  (b) D.R. Katti -- 12%
  (c) R.K. Katti -- 05%
  (d) M. Katti   -- 73%

The winner is M. Katti. Congratulations to him.


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2000-10-09	Katti Comments

Many voters also sent comments. Here are a very few of them:

My vote is for R. K. Katti. If this Katti was good enough to be 
mentioned twice the first time, he or she must be the best Katti 
available.
	--Kate Wightman

I'm sorry but I can't vote: you should better add to the list the
name of "Michele Catti", professor at the University of
Milano-Bicocca, Italy; if you can't add it to the list, perhaps I
may vote the (d) solution, as I think that "Catti" in Italian is
pronounced as "Katti", and the name initial is the same.
	--Francesca (one of Michele Catti's students!)

I vote for the Estonian statistician Katti who is at 
<http://stat.vil.ee/katti.htm>
	--Tim Poston

I submit that we do not have a complete list of Kattis (Kattae?) from 
which to select our favorite. Therefore, I'll mark my ballot "none of 
the above."
	--Debbie Decker


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2000-10-10	Catty Katti Comments

A further selection:

I vote for M. Katti, who clearly understands that the alternative to 
"Publish or Perish" is "Publicize or Perish."
	--Nik Hughes

Although my initial inclination was to vote for M. Katti, because of the 
good-natured manner in which he pointed out the omission of his name 
from the list, in the end I was more impressed by the stoic way in which 
A.R. Katti bore this same indignity. Nobody loves a whiner.
	--Peter van der Linden

I vote for Dr. Katti -- not D.R. Katti, but of course Dr. M. Katti.
	--John R. Hutchinson

M. Katti, by raising such a stink about not being mentioned, must be 
some kind of egomaniac, playing the victim. Note the "look at me" 
tradition-breaking single initial -- a pathetic cry for attention. To 
nominate oneself is the height of arrogance.  Hence M. Katti is 
disqualified. D.R. Katti, must be my favorite.
	JoAnne Schmitz


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2000-10-11	In Re Dr. Joel Kaplan

Investigator Bob Seegmiller has made a daring personal 
investigation into the whereabouts of the mysteriously self-
endowed Dr. Joel Kaplan, PhD, Inc. [See the previous two issues of 
mini-AIR for the fascinatingly confused background on this.] 
Seegmiller reports:

	His place of business/residence is not far from where I live
	I dropped by after work to take a look. The businesses along
	that section of University Ave. (which, despite its name, 
	goes neither to, from, nor by a university, though it
	passes within SCUD distance of San Diego State University
	[or CSU San Diego]) are: a bicycle shop, a blueprint place,
	a handicapped access advocate place, a gay Ace hardware
	and furniture shop, a few gay bookstores, quite a few
	restaurants, a Condoms Plus store and a bathhouse next
	to it, a 7-11, a Radio Shack, a Wherehouse records/video
	store. 1286 University #221 is a mail box at a Postal Annex
	in a mini-mall next to a pizza place (local, not a chain)
	and a cell phone accessory store. He (Joel) still has a box
	there -- I asked. I suppose the next step would be to leave
	a message and contact him, but this has been enough
	excitement for me for a season.

Investigator Nik Hughes may have solved the puzzle of Dr. Kaplan's 
honorific, "Inc." Hughes writes:

	"Inc." is frequently used as the abbreviation for 
	"Incomplete." "PhD Inc." is probably just an alternate to 
	"ABD" (All But Dissertation).


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2000-10-12	Cavalcade of HotAIR: Mucus, Pigeons, Dorf, etc.

Here are concise, incomplete, flighty mentions of some of the 
features we've posted on HotAIR since last month's mini-AIR came 
out. You can get to all of them by clicking on "WHAT'S NEW" at the 
web site, or by going to:
<http://www.improbable.com/navstrip/whatsnew.html>

MAY WE RECOMMEND -- Several of the citations that first appeared 
in the "AIRhead Research Review" and "AIRhead Medical Review" 
columns of AIR, such as:
	<> "Observations on Mucus Aggregates Along Sicilian Coasts
		During 1991-1992"
	<> "Jumping from the Westgate Bridge, Melbourne"
	<> "Clinical Dilemmas Posed by Patients with 
		Psychosomatic Halitosis"
	<> "Effects of Ethanol on Working Memory and Attention 
		in Pigeons"
	<> etc.

WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, WHY, WHY, WHY? -- an essay about the pros and 
cons, meaning and meaninglessness of winning an Ig Nobel Prize

FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE: "THE DORF DOCUMENTS" -- Letters from a 
mysterious AIR subscriber who may or may not be imprisoned on the 
island of Cypress in the company of at least five "charming ladies 
in black."

SCIENTIFIC DINING: "GENERAL MOTORS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER 
CAFETERIA" -- A review of the facility that feeds and spiritually 
nourishes the General Motors research and development staff.

THESE, AND MORE, ARE ON HOTAIR AT
<http://www.improbable.com/navstrip/whatsnew.html>


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2000-10-13	AIR VENTS: Liver Devotee

LIVER AMBIGUITY
You declared in the mini-AIR under number 2000-09-13 that you wish 
to compile a complete list of all liver specialists named William 
(Billy) Rubin.  Please make your declaration more precise. Do you 
mean medical liver specialists or gastronomical ones or both?
	-- Gyorgy Valas


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2000-10-14	The Michigan Conundrum

Investigator Donald Weinshank raises a question about an 
intriguing project that is underway in Michigan. Weinshank  
writes: 

	I saw a local sign that says:

		I lost 50 pounds in 30 days.
		Call 1-800-555-1234 for free sample.

A free sample of what? The fat??


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2000-10-15	Project AIRhead 2000: Toast, Chastity, and Hair

Here are further selections from our vast collection of items that 
inexplicably have 2000 as part of their name.

ITEM 8147 (submitted by investigator Christian Sinn)
LASER 2000 GmbH, a company that distributes whatnots to the 
photonics industry. (http://www.laser2000.de)

ITEM 8686 (submitted by investigator John Jamison)
CB-2000, a male chastity belt kit consisting of a durable padlock 
with 2 keys and 5 plastic locks. Details are at <http://www.cb-
2000.com/main/home.html>.

ITEM 64649 (submitted by investigator Paul Galanti)
MALIBU 2000, a shampoo, celebrated on the web at 
http://www.malibu2000.com/


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2000-10-16	MAY WE RECOMMEND: Flip Chip, Cold, Koala

HIP CHIP
"Intermittent Electroless Nickel Deposition in a Fine Trench Flip 
Chip Bump Pad," K.L. Lin, C.L. Chen, Journal of the 
Electrochemical Society, vol.147, no.7, July 2000, pp.2604-06. 
(Thanks to Nicolette Bowen for bringing this to our attention.)

SELF-ESTEEMED, COLD SPECULATION
"The Common Cold: The Effects of Perception on Perceived and 
Actual Performance," Mark A. Wetherell, Abstracts -- PsyPAG Annual 
Conference, July 2000, University of Glasgow. (Thanks to Dorothy 
L. Marsh for bringing this to our attention.) The author, who is 
at the University of Plymouth,  reports that:
   [I]t is speculated that whilst a cold virus affects specific
   parts of the body, it could also affect specific areas of
   the brain and manifest through reductions in self-esteem
   resulting in declines in perceived performance.

KOALAL TIME & SPACE
"The Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Koala Faecal Pellets," 
W.A.H. Ellis, B.J. Sullivan, A.T. Lisle, and F.N. Carrick, 
Wildlife Research, vol. 25, no. 6, 1998, pp. 663-8. (Thanks to 
1998 Ig Nobel Medicine Prize co-winner David R. Kelly for bringing 
this to our attention.) The authors are at the University of 
Queensland, Australia.


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2000-10-17	AIRhead Events

==> For details and updates see <http://www.improbable.com>
==> Want to host an event? <marca@chem2.harvard.edu> 617-491-4437.

A&E (ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT) CHANNEL		MISC DATES/TIMES
Program on the topic of "Genius" features a discussion by AIR 
editor MARC ABRAHAMS about various Ig Nobel Prize winners.

BOSTON MENSA						FRI OCT 27
7:00 pm. The Woman's Club Workshop
72 Columbus St., Newton Highlands, MA
AIR editor MARC ABRAHAMS will speak on a variety of baffling 
topics.
INFO: Tom Birchmire <cogito@world.std.com> or John Kane 
<JKane@bosgear.com>

AGASSIZ THEATER, HARVARD UNIVERSITY			SAT, OCT 28
AIR editor MARC ABRAHAMS will be part of a panel discussion about 
science and drama in Tom Stoppard's play "Arcadia." The discussion 
follows the 1:00 p.m. matinee performance of the play.

CANADIAN UNDERGRAD PHYSICS CONFERENCE, QUEBEC CITY	SAT, NOV 11
The conference is held at Laval University. AIR editor MARC 
ABRAHAMS will be the banquet speaker at this year's annual 
conference.
INFO: Patrick Grenier <patgre65@hotmail.com>
http://www.cupc2000.fly.to/

MCGILL UNIV., MONTREAL					TBA
Date, time, etc. TBA

ALBERT EINSTEIN PLANETARIUM, WASHINGTON, D.C.	SAT, NOV 25
National Air and Space Museum, 6-8 pm.
AIR editorial board member DR. ERIC SCHULMAN will take you on an 
educational and humorous tour of the history of the Universe, 
followed by a free-ranging discussion of anything and everything 
and a brief look around the night skies of December.
INFO: <http://www.nasm.edu/nasm/planetarium/Einstein.html>

INTERNATIONAL ELECTRON DEVICES MEETING, SAN FRANCISCO	TUES, DEC 12
AIR editor MARC ABRAHAMS will ruin lunch by discussing the Ig 
Nobel Prizes and the current state of improbable research. Details 
TBA.
INFO: Mark Law <law@tec.ufl.edu> (352) 392-6459

ROCHESTER (NY) MUSEUM & SCIENCE CENTER		 WED, JAN 24, 2001
7:30 pm. AIR Editor MARC ABRAHAMS will present the latest on 
"Improbable
Research, the Ig Nobel Prizes, and Aha!-Ha-Ha Moments in Science."
INFO: Paul Porell <paul_porell@rmsc.org> 716-271-4552 x 363

STANFORD UNIVERSITY				 WED, FEB 14, 2001
Valentine's Day improbable research gala with:
 <> AIR editor MARC ABRAHAMS
 <> "How to Quantity Failure" author MARTIN J. MURPHY
 <> "UFOs & Internal Combustion Engines" author SCOTT SANDFORD
 <> "Postal Experiments" author JEFF VAN BUEREN
 <> "Structured Procrastination" author JOHN PERRY
 <> and other surpris(ing) personages
Further details TBA.
INFO: Michele Armstrong <michelea@leland.Stanford.EDU>

AAAS ANNUAL MEETING, SAN FRANCISCO		FRI, FEB 16, 2001
Details TBA. AIR's annual session as part of the annual meeting of 
the American Association for the Advancement of Science. 
Participants will include: 
 <> AIR editor MARC ABRAHAMS
 <> "How to Quantity Failure" author MARTIN J. MURPHY
 <> "UFOs & Internal Combustion Engines" author SCOTT SANDFORD
 <> "Postal Experiments" author JEFF VAN BUEREN
 <> "Structured Procrastination" author JOHN PERRY
 <> and other surpris(ing) personages
Further details TBA.

SAS/ACS SPECIAL JOINT MEETING, PRINCETON, NJ	MAY 17, 2001
AIR Editor MARC ABRAHAMS will describe the latest findings in 
improbable research. Sponsored by the Society of Applied 
Spectroscopy (New York Section) and by the American Chemical 
Society
INFO: Gary Richie (914)-709-2634


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2000-10-19	Our Address (*)

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