Engineering: Does using a ventilated UV shoe rack decrease odor [yes]
Aviation: Do intoxicated bats fly worse [yes]
Psychology: The effects of telling narcissists they're intelligent ["external feedback helped shape the subjects' perception of their own intelligence, regardless of the accuracy of that feedback" ; negative feedback is more impactful]
Nutrition: Is just cheese the favored pizza of reptiles [yes]
Pediatrics: Does garlic affect breast feeding [yes, babies will feed longer]
Literature: Does fingernail growth diminish as one ages [yes]
Peace: Does slight inebriation increase foreign language composition [yes]
astrange · 2h ago
Sad to see my nomination didn't make it.
> "Using inbreeding among European monarchs as an instrument shows that rulers with lower cognitive ability led to worse state performance and territorial losses from 10-18C. Rising parliamentary constraints limited rulers' impact."
That seems like a reasonable premise and conclusion though; I think the spirit of these prizes is that one or both of (premise|conclusion) is absurd. You wasted your time being reasonable! ;-)
Biology: Does painting zebra stripes on cows reduce biting flies [yes]
Chemistry: Does Teflon™ as a food additive increase satiety/fullness [yes, allegedly safely?!]
Physics: Avoiding unpleasant spaghetti sauce texture
Engineering: Does using a ventilated UV shoe rack decrease odor [yes]
Aviation: Do intoxicated bats fly worse [yes]
Psychology: The effects of telling narcissists they're intelligent ["external feedback helped shape the subjects' perception of their own intelligence, regardless of the accuracy of that feedback" ; negative feedback is more impactful]
Nutrition: Is just cheese the favored pizza of reptiles [yes]
Pediatrics: Does garlic affect breast feeding [yes, babies will feed longer]
Literature: Does fingernail growth diminish as one ages [yes]
Peace: Does slight inebriation increase foreign language composition [yes]
> "Using inbreeding among European monarchs as an instrument shows that rulers with lower cognitive ability led to worse state performance and territorial losses from 10-18C. Rising parliamentary constraints limited rulers' impact."
https://x.com/ecmaeditors/status/1876275028460753254?s=46