Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Studying the obvious #1

I'm always intrigued by scientific studies, be they medical, physcological, sociological or the like. This probably stems from an erroneous subscription to the journal Science that I got via a pharmaceutical company with a similar address as mine. I would peruse it and sometimes found myself curling up in a chair trying to decipher String Theory.

On occasion, I will use this space to bring attention to studies that either deserve an Ig Nobel prize for there absurdity, or that tell us something that we already know. I will leave truly interesting, valid and important studies to websites with a bit more prestige than mine.

Take this study, for instance. It took a couple of researches at Laval University 35 years to determine that women who get breast-enhancement surgery might not be as happy as the population at large. Further study is warranted, they contend.

Gotta keep that research gravy train running!

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