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Stigler’s Law of Eponymy

A comment on this morning’s cometarium post reminded me of this famous axiom in the history of science: “No scientific discovery is named after its original discoverer.” Stigler’s Law is named for University of Chicago statistician Stephen Stigler, who attributes it to sociologist Robert K. Merton. [Thanks, Rahere!]

Tenori-Off

Tenori-Off

Discouraged by high prices and limited availability, Kentaro knew his chance at owning one of the much-sought-after Tenori-On electronic instruments were slim-to-none. Undaunted by those obstacles he created his own version – free of those extraneous LEDs, function buttons, chips, and well … electronics in general. Hey – everybody loves the feel of popping bubble […]

Hot dog machine

Hot dog machine

Drew has reached an important milestone in DIY food reconstitution/tube-steak fabrication – Shown in this video is a lab-scale thermal depolymerization unit. It uses steam to break up food waste, and reconstitutes it into hot dogs. The finished product is nearly indistinguishable from a store-bought hot dog, and hey… at least you know what it’s […]