Blogging… Random thoughts: We are only able to see the past 15 Nov 2012 Imagine that you are taking a walk. You are in no hurry and therefore you have time to observe what's around you. What you may not realize is that everything…
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…
Biology… An oldie but a goddie, for those of you who are new to Baldscientist 28 Sep 2012 An oldie but a goddie, for those of you who are new to Baldscientist. Planarians in science fiction? Feel free to check my About page and to "Like" Baldscientist in…
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…
Books… BOOK REVIEW: Kraken: The Curious, Exciting, and Slightly Disturbing Science of Squid 19 Aug 2012 As usual, feel free to look at my "About" page. Also, if you wish, you may "Like" Baldscientist on Facebook! Kraken: The Curious, Exciting, and Slightly Disturbing Science of…
Biology… BOOK REVIEW: The Brain: Big Bangs, Behaviors, and Beliefs 13 Aug 2012 Rob DeSalle, Ian Tattersall, Patricia J. Wynne (Illustrator). Yale University Press (2012). ISBN: 978-0300175226 This is an ambitious book. The brain is probably one of biology's "ultimate frontiers" and one…
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… 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… Why I use planaria in my research 24 Apr 2012 Life has a way of surprising you. If you had asked me ten years ago what type of research I'd be doing now I would probably have said something like…
Biology… The day I met a Nobel Laureate 16 Nov 2011February 19, 2021 The Nobel prizes are arguably the most famous awards that celebrate intellectual achievements (with the exception of the Peace prize, which should be the MOST important and relevant one, but…
Biology… Evolution and Biomedical Research 25 Jul 2011 Evolution: of theories and Theories Evolution is often dismissed as a mere “theory”; well, it is a theory, or rather, it is a Theory. Confused? You are not alone. The…
