Before she had a crush on Obama Amber competed in LVHRDs Battle of the Minds

Wdnsdy Aug.22.2007 10:00am | by lvhrd

Sometimes we’re a little slow on the uptake. That’s why we’re grateful when people send us tips, like today when we got an email telling us that the girl who has a crush on Obama is Amber Lee Ettinger, one of the models on the beauty side of LVHRD’s Science vs. Beauty: Battle of the Minds.

“I Got a Crush on Obama” has over 3 million views on YouTube, which means Amber is more famous than Katie Holmes.

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Beer Physics

Thrsdy Apr.26.2007 1:30pm | by lvhrd

JR Minkel, competitor on the side of science at LVHRD’s Science vs. Beauty: Battle of the Minds, has an article out in Scientific American about the mathematics involved in creating the perfect head of beer.

It’s a very serious business. We kid you not:

“The key (to great foam) lies in a long sought equation for the growth and shrinkage of individual bubbles in foam and crystalline grains in metals, semiconductors and other materials.”

This equation may eventually allow researchers to predict and control the growth patterns of foam as well…

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LVHRD: Science vs. Beauty: Battle of the Minds

Frdy Apr.15.2005 1:24pm | by lvhrd

On Monday night, March 14, 2005, The LVHRD Foundation challenged Science and Beauty to compete in a Battle of the Minds on the gameshow stage of M1-5 in Tribeca. Scientists Ashok Chander, JR Minkel, and Noah Raizman stood across the podium from Double Agent Models, “Kerry,” “Amber,” and “Doubleagent” while MC Lefty Liebowitz dazzled the entusiastic crowd. After a series of Family Feud® style questions, an odor test, Mensa trivia challenges for the audience, and a round of “Name that Tune,” the scientists emerged victorious by a narrow margin of 65 with a final…

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