A Swiss restaurant owner has announced this month that he intends to serve a menu of dishes cooked with human breast milk. Mr Locher has been posting ads looking for lactating woman to provide the raw ingredient at about £3($6) for 14 fluid ounces.
He first began experimenting with it when his daughter was born and [...]
Entries from September 2008
September 23, 2008
Swiss Milk
September 17, 2008
Genes for Superstition????
I was delighted to see that “SuperSense” got a plug in today’s “Independent.” Dr Kevin Foster and Dr Hanna Kokko have published a paper on the evolution of superstitious behavior in the prestigious journal, Proceedings of the Royal Society. By applying cost benefit mathematical modeling they have been able to show how superstitious behavior could [...]
September 9, 2008
Cellular Memories and Bad Blood
I am taking part in a radio interview for BBC Southern Counties Radio’s Brighton breakfast show hosted by Gordon Astley on Sept 10th at around 10am (assuming the world does not come to an end when they switch on the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland).
They want a scientific opinion on the reports from transplant [...]
September 2, 2008
Talking GaGa
I just got back from a trip to Paris, visiting the various sites in search of inspiration. There is so much good material in a city steeped in history, culture, religion and gargoyles.
It was in Notre Dame Cathedral where I was intrigued by a drop-in confessional in practice. Behind the glass wall, was some [...]
