Fri. 09/16 - What Is Going On In England?

<p><strong><em>From informing the bees to muting self-checkout machines, the many shades of mourning––and not––in the United Kingdom. And, from ice cream prescribed with chemotherapy to synchronized heart beats signaling romantic attraction –– here are the winners of the 2022 Ig Nobel Prizes.</em></strong></p><p>Sponsors:</p><ul><li>Bambee, Schedule a conversation at <a href="http://bambee.com/cool" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">bambee.com/cool</a></li><li>BetterHelp, Get 10% off your first month at<a href="http://betterhelp.com/COOLSTUFF" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> betterhelp.com/COOLSTUFF</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/13/world/europe/bees-queen-elizabeth.html?smid=tw-nytimes&amp;smtyp=cur" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">When the Queen Died, Someone Had to Tell the Bees</a> (NY Times)</li><li><a href="https://slate.com/human-interest/2022/09/queen-elizabeth-funeral-charles-schedule.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Queen Elizabeth funeral: the surreal (and sinister) scenes I've seen around Britain.</a> (Slate)</li><li><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/3b1bdcaa-013a-4869-8ca8-49f34292c069" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Scenes from the end of an Elizabethan age</a> (Financial Times)</li><li><a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/09/14/closing-vital-services-day-queen-elizabeth-iis-funeral-against/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral: Closing vital services ‘against King Charles III's wishes’</a> (The Telegraph)</li><li><a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/09/15/center-parcs-bing-bunny-brands-made-mess-tributes-queen-elizabeth/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">From Center Parcs to Bing bunny: The brands that made a mess of their tributes to Queen Elizabeth</a> (The Telegraph)</li><li><a href="https://gizmodo.com/queen-elizabeth-ii-westminster-queue-line-what3words-uk-1849536290" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The U