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The Tale of the Two Monopolies

Monopoly is an extremely successful board game. Both from a popularity standpoint as well as an economic one. Which is somewhat ironic, as Monopoly was…

14. February 202012. February 2020
Categories Funfact Friday, Health, Open Questions

Phenoptosis – Are We Programmed to Die?

In 1999 the Russian biochemist Vladimir Skulachev coined the term Phenoptosis in his paper. In analogy to apoptosis (planned cell death), where cells undergo a…

24. January 202026. January 2020
Categories Funfact Friday, Open Questions

Why is Everything so Expensive?

Everything was better in the good old days. You can ask your grandpa. But anecdotes aside, it really seems like things have been possible in…

3. January 20205. January 2020
Categories Funfact Friday

Does Christmas Harm the Economy?

Every year, billions of dollars get spent on Christmas presents. But, economists argue, this does not increase the overall amount of spending, it just shifts…

27. December 201925. December 2019
Categories Funfact Friday

Semelparity – Why some animals don’t survive mating season

Semelparity is a reproductive strategy whereby certain species of animals (sometimes both sexes, sometimes only males) only survive one mating episode and die shortly after…

20. December 201915. November 2020
Categories Funfact Friday

Money and Prostitution in the Animal Kingdom

Do animals engage in prostituion? That depends on your definiton of prostitution. But there certainly is some evidence that animals at least engage in transactional…

13. December 201921. December 2019
Categories Funfact Friday

Sex Changes in Clownfish

Clownfish live together in small groups with one large female fish and one or several smaller males. The smaller males cater for all the needs…

7. December 201921. December 2019
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