Getting paid to lie in bed

Bed rest studies are a popular if controversial way to make money and Slovenians seem very keen to give it a try. The first such study in Slovenia, which offers €12,000 for two months, has seen applications pouring in.

The Jožef Stefan Institute is offering €12,000 to twelve men aged 18-45 to lie in bed for 60 days in a study aimed at preventing the impacts of weightlessness in space.

The call for applications will be open until mid-June, but the offer has already attracted more than enough men interested in participation: more than 200 signed up in just three days, according...