Stupid Science: Weird Experiments, Mad Scientists, and Idiots in the Lab

<i>New York Times</i> best-selling humorist Leland Gregory chronicles laboratory experiments gone awry, modern-day mad scientists, and scientific mythconceptions inside <i>Stupid Science</i>. Consider these cases of misdirected human activity, each in the name of science:<br><br>* The Illinois Department of Conservation spent $180,000 to study the contents of owl vomit.<br>* Georgia State University psychology professor James Dabbs discovered in 1988 that trial lawyers have about 30 percent more testosterone in their bodies than normal people (regardless of gender) . Dabbs stated in the Journal of Applied Social Psychology that high testosterone levels are often linked to aggressiveness and &quot;antisocial behavior.&quot; We all knew that lawyers were full of something--now we know it's testosterone.<br><br>* What do stinky cheese and unclean feet have in common? They both attract mosquitoes according to a November 8, 1996 article from Reuters.