Authors: Richard Wiseman
Quirkology (41 page)
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Due to logistical issues, the measurements in New York and Croatia were taken between 11:30 A.M. and 2:00 P.M. on October 1, 2006, and September 5, 2006, respectively.
Due to logistical issues, the measurements in New York and Croatia were taken between 11:30 A.M. and 2:00 P.M. on October 1, 2006, and September 5, 2006, respectively.
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The mean walking times (in seconds) were as follows: Singapore: 10.55; Copenhagen: 10.82; Madrid: 10.89; Guangzhou: 10.94; Dublin: 11.03; Curitiba: 11.13; Berlin: 11.16; New York: 12.00; Utrecht: 12.04; Vienna: 12.06; Warsaw: 12.07; London: 12.17; Zagreb: 12.20; Prague: 12.35; Wellington: 12.62; Paris: 12.65; Stockholm: 12.75: Ljubljana: 12.76; Tokyo: 12.83; Ottawa: 13.72; Harare: 13.92; Sofia: 13.96; Taipei: 14.00; Cairo: 14.18; Sana’a: 14.29; Bucharest: 14.36; Dubai: 14.64; Damascus: 14.94; Amman: 15.95; Bern: 17.37; Manama: 17.69; and Blantyre: 31.60.
The mean walking times (in seconds) were as follows: Singapore: 10.55; Copenhagen: 10.82; Madrid: 10.89; Guangzhou: 10.94; Dublin: 11.03; Curitiba: 11.13; Berlin: 11.16; New York: 12.00; Utrecht: 12.04; Vienna: 12.06; Warsaw: 12.07; London: 12.17; Zagreb: 12.20; Prague: 12.35; Wellington: 12.62; Paris: 12.65; Stockholm: 12.75: Ljubljana: 12.76; Tokyo: 12.83; Ottawa: 13.72; Harare: 13.92; Sofia: 13.96; Taipei: 14.00; Cairo: 14.18; Sana’a: 14.29; Bucharest: 14.36; Dubai: 14.64; Damascus: 14.94; Amman: 15.95; Bern: 17.37; Manama: 17.69; and Blantyre: 31.60.
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INDEX
Abortion
Acceptance, comedians’ need for
Actions vs. words
Adams, John
“Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle, The” (Doyle)
Advertisements, subliminal
Advertising Age
(magazine)
(magazine)
Affirmative answers, words used to express
Age
jokes that appeal to different age groups
lying about
Agreeableness and sending greeting cards
Ahn, Andrew
Airplane
(movie)
(movie)
Aitken, Campbell
Aldini, Giovanni
“All about you” in personal ads
Allen, Gracie
Allen, Woody
Altruism
Ambrose, Marie
American Bar Association
American Dental Association
American Journal of Medicine
American sense of humor
American Sign Language
Amy (gorilla)
Anagrams
Anandappa, Geoff
Angliss, Sarah
Animals
ability to lie
animals as source of humor
Anti-Scottish jokes
Antisocial behavior
impact of media on
and prosocial behavior
of women van drivers
Anxiety
Anxious personalities
Aquarius (astrological sign)
Areni, Charles
Argonauts of the Western Pacific
(Malinowski)
(Malinowski)
Aries (astrological sign)
Aristotle
Aron, Arthur
Around the World in 80 Days
(movie)
(movie)
Ashanti people
Assistance.
See
Help, provision of
See
Help, provision of
Astrology.
See also
Birth dates; Chronopsychology
See also
Birth dates; Chronopsychology
accuracy of predictions
analysis of mass-murderers
financial astrology
“Mars Effect” and
“time twins” experiment
“Astrology on Death Row!” (Muhrer)
Attitudes studies
Attraction, signals of
Authoritarianism as a trait of Republicans
Authority, obedience to
BAAS.
See
British Association for the Advancement of Science
See
British Association for the Advancement of Science
“baby-faced” appearance
Bad luck.
See
Unlucky
See
Unlucky
Ball, Lucille
Balloon ride as a false memory
Bananas
(movie)
(movie)
Bangkok, attitudes in
Bargh, John
Barclays Stockholders (company)
“Barnum Effect”
Barry, Dave
Baseball caps, direction worn
Baskerville effect
“Basking in Reflected Glory” effect
Batson. Daniel
Battle of the sexes, jokes about
BBC
Beards, people’s perceptions of
“Beauty Map”
Beetlejuice
(movie)
(movie)
Behavior differing from opinion
Belladonna
Belushi, John
Benny, Jack
Bentine, Michael
Bereavement counselors and laughter
Berliner Illustrierte
(magazine)
(magazine)
“Big men”
Bigoted attitudes toward Orientals
Biller, Henry
Bingham, Powell, and Bingham-Powell
Binsted, Kim
Biological clock
BIRG effect
Birth dates
helping those with similar
impact of “Mars Effect”
manipulation of date of birth
near holidays
and sporting success
tax benefits of December birth
and time of death
unlucky dates
Birth rates of girls born in year of the Fire-Horse
Black cat
Black Panther bumper stickers
Blackmore, Susan
Blair, Tony
Blink rates as measure of anxiety
Blinko the Clown
Blue, Vida
Body language
Bohr, Niels
Bond, Charles
Borge, Victor
“Born Lucky” experiments
Boston, Massachusetts, pace of life in
Bowels and low-frequency sounds.
See
“Brown note”
See
“Brown note”
Bowling alley study on smiling
Boxing matches and rate of murders
Brain damage and perception of humor
Brain scans
Brass ring, special powers of
Brazil
Brewster, David
Britain.
See also
England; United Kingdom
See also
England; United Kingdom
British sense of humor
and caring communities
British Association for the Advancement of Science
British Council
British Medical Journal
British Meteorological Office
Broadbent, Ed
Brooks, Mel
Brown, Derren
“Brown note”
Bruce, Lenny
Bruning, James
Buchanan, Barbara
Budapest, rudeness in
Bumper stickers and traffic citations
Burger, Jerry
Burns, George
Bush, George H. W.
Bush, George W.
Butsumetsu
Cable, Daniel
Caesar, Sid
Calhoun, Cory
Calm personalities
Campbell, Scott
Canadian Broadcasting Company
Canadian Discovery Channel
Canadian sense of humor
Cancer (astrological sign)
Capilano River bridges
Capricorn (astrological sign)
Captain Fearless
(magic show)
(magic show)
Cardiff, Wales, pace of life in
Caring and communities
Caring and open-mindedness as traits of Democrats
Carment, William
Cars
bumper stickers and traffic citations
horn-honking
treatment of abandoned used car
Carter, Jimmy
Casablanca
(movie)
(movie)
Casler, Lawrence
Catch Me If You Can
(movie)
(movie)
Catholic churches, helpfulness of
CBS (TV)
Chacque, Paul
Chamberlain, Neville
Chandra, Amitabh
Charity gift boxes, theft from
Cheating on spouse.
See
Romantic deception
See
Romantic deception
Cheltenham Science Festival
Chicken costume
Children
childhood memories
manipulating birth dates of
naming of
China
and caring communities
superstition about number 4
Chinese couple, prejudice against
Chinese Harvest Moon Festival
Chopin, Frédéric François
Chotai, Jayanti
Christenfeld, Nicholas
Christmas
Christmas cards
number of reported deaths
people born around
Chronopsychology
and date of death
judging passage of time
and luck
and manipulation of birth dates
Church organs and low-frequency sound waves
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