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Super-recognizers: People with extraordinary face recognition ability
We tested 4 people who claimed to have significantly better than ordinary face recognition ability. Exceptional ability was confirmed in each case....
Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 04/01/09 by Russell, Richard; Duchaine, Brad; Nakayama, Ken · More from publication -
The Case of the Class-Action Capers.

Ken Russell, Professor emeritus, MIT, Cambridge, MA The previous column discussed how the Daubert Supreme Court decision led to higher...
Design News, 07/17/06 by Russell, Ken · More from publication -
Crossover interactions for grain yield in multienvironmental trials of winter wheat.

Crossover interactions (COIs) are changes in ranks among cultivars across environments. Breeders are concerned about COIs because their frequency...
Crop Science, 05/01/06 by Baenziger, P. Stephen; Baltensperger, David D.; Eskridge, Kent M.; Graybosch, Robert A.; Mishra, R.; Russell, W. Ken · More from publication -
The case of the unpicked nuts.(True Stories)

"WE WON'T LET A SOFT NUT INTO THE PLANT." THESE WORDS CAME between the clenched teeth of the chief engineer at a huge heavy equipment...
Design News, 09/05/05 by Russell, Ken · More from publication -
Heterosis for grain yield and other agronomic traits in foxtail millet.(Crop Breeding, Genetics & Cytology)

Foxtail millet [Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv.] is a largely self-pollinating species that is used as a warm-season annual in the USA. Nearly all...
Crop Science, 11/01/04 by Baltensperger, David D.; Hein, Gary; Jensen, S.G.; Johnson, Blaine; Nelson, Lenis A.; Russell, W. Ken; Siles, M.M.; Van Vleck, L. Dale · More from publication -
Selection environments for maize in the U.S. western High Plains.(Crop Breeding, Genetics & Cytology)

Dryland maize (Zen mays L.) production in the U.S. western High Plains is hampered by variable yields because of substantial environmental...
Crop Science, 09/01/04 by Baltensperger, David D.; D'Croz-Mason, Nora E.; Eskridge, Kent M.; Guillen-Portal, Fernando R.; Johnson, Blaine E.; Nelson, Lenis A.; Russell, W. Ken · More from publication -
The case of the absconding amine absorber.(True Stories)

THE SCENE WAS AN OIL REFINERY IN AN INDUSTRIAL SUBURB outside Chicago, some 20 years ago. A 50-ft-high, 10-ft-diameter tank contained mostly...
Design News, 08/16/04 by Russell, Ken · More from publication -
Providers of tomorrow should wake up today
The "7 Experts" article (America's Network June 15) includes some sage advice from the guest panelists, but I have to say that there is a serious...
America's Network, 08/01/04 by Ken Russell · More from publication -
The case of the wayward wheel.(True Stories)

I'VE BEEN ASKED, "DO YOU EVER FAIL TO FIND THE ANSWER TO A case?" "Do you ever blow an analysis?" The answers are: "all too often" and "seldom,...
Design News, 06/28/04 by Russell, Ken · More from publication -
The case of the noxious needle: the fracture surface exhibited ductile "fork-split English muffin" morphology. There was no evidence of any defect that would have contributed to premature fracture.(True Stories)

"THE MEDICS STAY UP NIGHTS BLUNTING THE NEEDLE TIPS WITH A file," was the legend in my army days of many years ago. Hypodermic needles were...
Design News, 05/17/04 by Russell, Ken · More from publication


