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It is noted that one of the ten awards in various scientific fields was posthumously received by the American psychologist and former Harvard professor B. F. Skinner.
In particular, back in 1960, Skinner proposed using pigeons to control air-to-ground missiles.
The scientist proposed placing live pigeons inside a missile that could track land and sea targets.
The award was also given to scientists from Tokyo Medical and Dental University who conducted research on the ability of pigs and rodents to breathe through the anus.
Thus, as part of the study, Japanese scientists rubbed the mucous membrane of the rectum to cause inflammation and increase blood flow in order to increase the efficiency of oxygen delivery.
At the same time, it is emphasized that the researchers expect to test their approach on humans.
In 2022, researchers at the University of Amsterdam wanted to find out how particles known as "active matter" can move on their own.
In their research, scientists used worms that were drunk with ethanol.
For the sake of the experiment, the worms were the following types of particles. The researchers were able to sort the worms according to their level of activity and for the first time to sort the active matter.
Another strange study was conducted in 2004. Dr. James Liao from Harvard wanted to find out how much energy a trout needs to swim in turbulent water.
To do this, he inserted wire electrodes into the muscles of a dead fish and simulated computer models of movements. He found that fish in turbulent water swim more downstream than against it.
