Biology… Plantimals 26 Oct 2012 For reasons that we are not getting into right now (if you are curious, is because of the second law of thermodynamics), all living organisms need energy, no exceptions. This…
Books… Book review: Monsters 15 Oct 2012February 20, 2021 Science, technology, and cooperation are probably the main tools that have allowed us to fend off monsters. The word “monsters” usually speaks of beings that can easily overpower and kill…
Education… My first research group (2006) 1 Oct 2012 I was looking for a file in my computer and I found this picture of my first research group... So many good memories. They have made me so proud! They…
Biology… She says ‘periwinkle’, I say ‘blue’… 15 Sep 2012 She says ‘periwinkle’, I say ‘blue’ (The invasion of the tetrachromats) The way we perceive our world is a mere representation of reality (for an example, see this) that our…
Biology… I am getting annoyed at all those "-omes" and -"omics"! 7 Sep 2012 I am very, very sorry, but I am sick of all those "-omes" and -"omics"... I have said more than once that nature, especially the biology part, is majestic. In…
Education… I am afraid for my science 27 Aug 2012 Please see the "About" page for some additional information about the blog! Also, you may "like" Baldscientist on Facebook. --- This week we celebrate the life and mourn the loss…
Biology… BOOK REVIEW – Consciousness: Confessions of a Romantic Reductionist 12 Aug 2012 This is a review originally posted by me at amazon.com. --- Dr. Koch is a biophysicist by training who works primarily in computational neuroscience, with special interest in consciousness; he…
Biology… Why write about science? 2018 Edition 5 Aug 2012 “Not explaining Science seems to me perverse. When you are in love, you want to tell the whole world.” -Carl Sagan Sometimes it is very difficult to explain how an…
Biology… BOOK REVIEW – The Future of Life 4 Aug 2012 I wanted to bring to your attention one of my favorite books. Even though it was published some time ago, if anything, it is more relevant today. THE FUTURE OF…
Biology… Update on: Believe or not, this blog post is about statistics, the human brain and common sense 22 Jun 2012 After reading the paper mentioned here, I have a much better understanding of what it is really about. I you remember my original post, a blog post in The Guardian…
Biology… Believe or not, this blog post is about statistics, the human brain and common sense 2 Jun 2012 UPDATE - The corresponding author of the paper, Dr. Suzana Herculano-Houzel kindly sent me a reprint of the paper. It was worth the wait; VERY interesting! After I read it…
Education… Petition for open access of government-funded research 1 Jun 2012 Update: I think that the petition will go forward, because it reached more than 26,000 signatures... -------- A group of people at access2research.org put together a petition to the Obama…
Biology… On really BIG numbers 28 May 2012 When I give my introductory neurobiology lecture, I usually try to impress upon my students how really complex the human brain is. It is very easy just to say “the…
Biology… A wonderful “Thank You” card 26 Mar 2012 Over the years, several students have surprised me with thoughtful “Thank you” notes, sometimes just to show appreciation for a semester of study or because I wrote a recommendation letter…
Biology… Brain Awareness Week at Philadelphia 18 Mar 2012 Last Thursday I volunteered at a very interesting national event, the Brain Awareness Week (BAW). The BAW is “…an inspirational global campaign that unites those who share an interest in…
Biology… Of planaria and . . . Elephants? 11 Feb 2012 I love the world wide web. For better or worse, today it is easier than ever to obtain information. This is especially important for science, because in science, information is…
Biology… Students say the darnedest things! (2015) 1 Feb 2012September 5, 2021 I really like my students (well, most of them anyway... (:-)...). I would not be in this line of work otherwise. For the most part, my students are smart, but…
Education… Scientific Genealogy – Updated 26 Jan 2012 I have said before that I am a non-traditional student. I had the opportunity to go back to school as an adult to work on my dream of earning a…
Biology… Baldscientist's Research Group 24 Jan 2012 Here is my research group - January 2012 - We like to play with flatworms!!!!!!
Education Random musings: Autism and Spirituality – "Almost normal" 19 Jan 2012 Originally posted in 2012... ~ Without dismissing or belittling the suffering and feelings of severely sick or mentally / physically disabled individuals and their parents, I think that the reality…
