ResearchTalk

Back in March this year, Herdmeister Mark Earls organised a talk at the RSA involving two of his collaborators (Prof. Mike O’Brien, professor of anthropology at the University of Missouri, and Dr. Alex Bentley, co-director of the Centre for the Co-evolution of Biology and Culture at the University of Durham).

ResearchTalk was there to capture the event so for those who weren’t able to make it, we hope you enjoy this brain food.

Mark Earls:

Prof. Mike O’Brien:

Dr. Alex Bentley:

On the eve of the release of Wall Street 2, the message above is somewhat befitting. It comes from the British Library’s Inventing the 21st Century exhibit which promises to “explore the journey behind 15 of the most ingenious inventions to come out of Britain in the past ten years.” Even though you’ll probably be familiar with many of the inventions it’s still worth a visit if you’re nearby.

Anyway, the above post-it was one of many left by visitors encouraged to share their own ideas, completely in the spirit of our collaborative times. We found it amusing, as we did the following, and there’s also a couple of good ideas in there…

A pill you take so you never have explosive diarrhea

A happy pill without adverse effect!

A device to assist in understanding women!

A device to clip walking sticks to a table or chair in cafes

A powder/sachet of sunscreen that you could add to your shower head, to be fully protected at the start of every day

Shoes with built-in weighing scales