1. What makes anime fans in the UK different? Turns out it’s got a lot to do with colonialism

    Fan Studies, Bath Spa University

    Anime in the UK: The History, Cultural Context, and Evolution of UK Anime Fandom

     


  2. Sometimes, strange people write weird words down that eventually make sense, despite being weird; this is kind of sciencey, and these women get it.

    English, University of Toronto

    In Any Event, We Know We’re Knowing Now: Moore, Barnes, and Stein as Critical Points in Modernist Reality

     


  3. It’s pretty embarrassing to play a videogame by yelling at it

    Human-Computer Interaction, University of Melbourne

    Voice Interaction Game Design and Gameplay (Link)

     


  4. Figuring out where, how much, and what type of precipitation will fall over a mountain is complicated, so yay job security?

    Atmospheric Science, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

    Exploring the Microphysical and Environmental Controls on Orographic Precipitation in an Atmospheric River Environment 

    (Link to research)

     


  5. The planet is on fucking fire: here’s another thesis about climate change

    Environmental Studies, University of Victoria

     


  6. Curiosity is great, except when it’s not.

    Philosophy, Emory University

    “Careful Curiosity: Curiosity as an Epistemic and Ethical Virtue”

     


  7. like conjugating verbs, but worse

    Linguistics, University of Chicago

    Person marking in Washo as Agreement and clitic movement

     


  8. Jane Austen Cares About 1) Money 2) Women 3) Yeah

    English, Seattle University 

    Smith’s Spinners, Austen’s Spinsters: National Economics in Jane Austen’s Emma

     


  9. I’m pretty sure this werewolf can Get It

    Literature and Cultural Studies, Western Sydney University, Australia 

    Mills and Fur: Feminism and Femininity in the Supernatural Romance

     


  10. How to teach English good and not argue about it

    Master of Education, The College of Idaho

    Collectively Meeting the Needs of High School English Learners

     


  11. We can actually see nanoparticles cooling.

    Physics, University of Lyon, France

     


  12. If you need to choose between IOTA and IOTA Flash channels as a micropayment system for vehicle platooning - Neither is ready.

    Computer Science, Brunswick, Germany

     


  13. I collected all my data then realized I didn’t record the variables needed for the one thing I promised to do in the title of my thesis.

    Environmental Science, Yale University

    UAV deployment for fine-scale CO2 estimation in a mid-size city

     


  14. Trying to define a field no one has defined and that has no sources.

    Principles of Conservation, University College London

    “Technical Art History as a Bridge Between Conservation and Art History: Methodology, Development and Assessment”

     


  15. Over thousands of years, sometimes there were more bushfires than now. Sometimes there weren’t

    Earth science, James Cook University

    Fire and Environmental Change in Northern Australian Savannas during the Holocene