They're handing out phds for pretty much anything these days, so I'm told. Matter of fact, I wouldn't be surprised to see them offered on the back of my Ricicles box sometime soon (no purchase necessary, of course. Btw, does anyone know why this rule is always enforced? Does it mean I could insist upon a chance in the lottery without actually buying a ticket?). Don't believe me? (I'm now referring to the statement made pre-bracket). How's about these apples - the University of Birmingham is now seeking applications from any academically-minded charlatans who fancy doing a (fully funded, of course) thesis on the science of table football. 'Manipulate the competitive environment?' I could do that - just stick one of my socks in the goals. Or cut a big hole in the pitch, that'd do it. 'Enhance our understanding of the physiological correlates of winning and losing?' Done: winning = good, losing = bad. 'Determine the relationship between psychophysiological reactivity to competition and individual differences in dispositional competitiveness'. Easy - it's problematic, and demanding of further inquiry. Result.
It's a funny old game.
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