So here we are, at the fourth (but my third) annual celebration of all things bad science-y. Tonight was so much fun that it's more than easy for me to say it was better than last year's. It was bigger, longer and just all round funnier.
Three out of the seven were repeat presenters, which is again a shame (are the rest of us really that boring?) but despite the repeat appearances their stuff was fresh enough. Which brings us to the line up:
- How cheetahs were a necessary factor in Savannah tree control
- The use of sewer systems as a mass transit system
- How childbirth pains and issues were a direct consequence of a belief in a vengeful God
- How dark matter was largely made up of vampires
- The use of Dad Jokes to eject offspring from the nest
- How to make global overview a viable mass cause of social change
- How bipedalism was a direct consequence of social anxiety
Oh and there was an excellent keynote about the how the power of economists was rooted in their understanding of incentives.
Honestly, the BAHfest really has become one of the few things I genuinely look forward to and I can't wait till 2020.
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