## 13. SOURCES OF SCIENCE HUMOR ON AND OFF THE NET

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- 13. sources of science humor on and off the net - general
- 13.1 mathematics
- 13.2 physics
- 13.3 chemistry
- 13.4 biology and medicine
- 13.5 earth sciences
- 13.6 scientists

### 13.4 BIOLOGY

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    NAME: Statistical Genetics Quotations
    DESCRIPTION:  Funny quotations about Statistical Genetics
    MEDIA: WWW: http://watson.hgen.pitt.edu/humor/sayings.html

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    NAME: Aliquotes

    DESCRIPTION: Biochemistry humor.  (You can find some examples in this list)

    MEDIA: 1 Journal (free!): Aliquotes Press
                        441 Sandlewood Dr.
                        Oakville, ON
                        L6L 3S3 CANADA
      e-mail: rogerb@microsoft.com (The paper jounal is only available in
    Canada)

    2 WWW: existed in 1998, first half of 1999
           Follow the aliquotes link to get to the journal This version is an
    acrobat pdf version of the paper one and appears a month later than the
    paper journal.

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    From: The Journal of NIH Research (David Lewin) <jnihr@access.digex.net>
    From: "Toby J. Sommer" <tjs@slipknot.mit.edu>

     NAME: THE WORM RUNNER' DIGEST

    DESCRIPTION: Back in the 1960s the JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY was a
    double magazine.  The flip side was a scientific humor magazine named THE
    WORM RUNNER'S DIGEST, because the chief perpetrators were working on
    learning in planaria...

    The JBP part published stuff about planaria (flatworm) experiments. Some of
    those were really funny. The WRD part published all kinds of funny
    'science' articles, not just those about worms. I seem to recall one about
    the breeding of giant chickens for use by the military. There was a
    photograph of giant chickens serving as crew on a real army tank. I guess
    you had to see it.

    You might have to try a few (science) libraries until you find it.

    MEDIUM: Journal (Univ. of Minesota?)

    From: Dinoj Surendran <dinoj@cs.uchicago.edu> MEDIUM: Book Science, sex and
    sacred cows, James V McConnell and Marlys Schutjer, eds -- spoofs on
    science from the Worm Runner's Digest, 1971, HBJ, NY.

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    NAME: Dream Technologies International

     DESCRIPTION: Dream Technologies International is the first and largest
    life duplication provider (cloning) . We maintain fully-owned labs in Costa
    Rica, Liberia, and Vanuatu, as well as an extensive roster of qualified
    surrogate birthing candidates. No wonder we have hundreds of satisfied
    clients.

    (If you do not understand from this description it is a joke, it is better
    not to go there.)

    MEDIUM: WWW: http://www.d-b.net/dti/

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    NAME: Dolly's Cloning Emporium
    DESCRIPTION: The sheep Dolly tells all about how she was cloned and about
    cloning in general.
    MEDIUM: WWW: http://www.rootgrafix.com/cloning/

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    From: "Fausto O. Sarmiento" <fsarmien@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>

     I also agree with the didactic effectiveness of ecological humor.  A very
    good source for quipster material as a teaching tool in ecology is soon to
    be published by Gordon & Brich in Longhorn PA, from many of Dr. Eugene
    Odum's ecological vignettes.  It includes cartoons, which is even better
    for the grafic appeal and the quality of the cartoonists.  Good luck.

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    From: Christian Jost <Christian.Jost@EPC.U-PSUD.FR>
     NAME: The snouters, form and life of the rhinogrades

    DESCRIPTION: Besides Dr Seuss, there is also a nice little booklet by
    Harald Stuempke: "Bau und Leben der Rhinogradentia", or, in its english
    version edited by the university of Chicago press, "The snouters, form and
    life of the rhinogrades". Its about the mythical fauna in a small pacific
    island with noses evolved to serve all special purposes (jumping, diving,
    walking etc.). The complete biology, systematics and ecology of the group
    are developped and illustrated, the whole presented like a real scientific
    paper, with references, footnotes to disputes over certain classification
    details etc. I much enjoyed reading it.

    MEDIUM: book (Chicago Press, ? ; German version: ?)

    From: "Robert P. Gendron" <rgendron@grove.iup.edu>
     DESCRIPTION: You can find pictures of some of the snouters, including an animated gif, on my web
    site

    MEDIUM: WWW http://www.iup.edu/~rgendron

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    NAME: Bunny Survival Test
     DESCRIPTION: Tests of the weaknesses and/or strenghts possessed by
    Marshmallow Bunnies by putting them in the magnetron, shine lasers in their
    eyes, drowning them etc.

    MEDIUM: WWW: http://www.pcola.gulf.net/~irving/bunnies/index.html

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    NAME: The big debate
     DESCRIPTION: Far future television debate between a scientist who believes
    that planes evolved from automobiles and a guy, who uses an old book to
    prove that they where created seperately by an intelligent creator.
    MEDIUM: WWW: http://evolutionlie.faithweb.com/bigdebate.html

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    NAME: The Wildlife Biology Jokes Page
     DESCRIPTION: Jokes about wildlife biologists
    MEDIUM: WWW: http://members.aol.com/Bioweb98/page5.html

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    NAME: Mycological Humor
     DESCRIPTION: Jokes about mycology (mushrooms and such) and mycologists
    MEDIUM: WWW: http://www.mykoweb.com/humor.html

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    NAME: Amazing Prehistoric Dogs
    DESCRIPTION: Descripion of dog-like dinosaurs which are still alive in this
    time.  Several species are described and shown
    MEDIUM: WWW: http://freespace.virgin.net/paul.charlton1/home.htm

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    From: "-Dolores" <seadance@prodigy.net>
    NAME: _Medico Mnemonica : A Collection of Fun, Ribald, Irreverent and Quite
    Witty Mnemonics for Medical Students_ -
    by E. S. Marlowe;

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- 13.4 biology and medicine
- 13.5 earth sciences
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