Fri. 09/16 - What Is Going On In England?
From informing the bees to muting self-checkout machines, the many shades of mourning––and not––in the United Kingdom. And, from ice cream prescribed with chemotherapy to synchronized heart beats signaling romantic attraction –– here are...
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From informing the bees to muting self-checkout machines, the many shades of mourning––and not––in the United Kingdom. And, from ice cream prescribed with chemotherapy to synchronized heart beats signaling romantic attraction –– here are the winners of the 2022 Ig Nobel Prizes.
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Links:
- When the Queen Died, Someone Had to Tell the Bees (NY Times)
- Queen Elizabeth funeral: the surreal (and sinister) scenes I've seen around Britain. (Slate)
- Scenes from the end of an Elizabethan age (Financial Times)
- Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral: Closing vital services ‘against King Charles III's wishes’ (The Telegraph)
- From Center Parcs to Bing bunny: The brands that made a mess of their tributes to Queen Elizabeth (The Telegraph)
- The UK Government Is Directing Mourners to North Carolina to Stand in Line for Queen Elizabeth (Gizmodo)
- King Charles III won't reign like 'King Charles III' (Mashable)
- KING CHARLES III on MASTERPIECE | Official Trailer (PBS, YouTube)
- Here are the winners of the 2022 Ig Nobel Prizes (Ars Technica)
- Ig Nobel Prize 2022 Ceremony (Improbable Research)
- Jackson Bird on Twitter
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