Blogging The First Brain Book Signing Event 12 Nov 2014 Society for Neuroscience 2014 Washington DC - "The First Brain" Hi! I wish to let you know that Oxford University Press will sponsor a book signing of my book "The…
Blogging… Happy birthday Carl Sagan! 9 Nov 2014 Today, one of my scientific heroes would have celebrated his 80th birthday. Happy Birthday, Carl Sagan. He was what I aspire to be, a practicing scientist and science communicator. He…
Biology… The exceptions of biology: square "bacteria" 18 Oct 2014 This is a very short post with something curious that I found... Whenever we think "bacteria", most of us immediately think of diseases, or, if you are a biologist or…
Blogging Ten things I have learned (about me, life and the universe) by watching Game of Thrones 12 Oct 2014 Yes, I watch Game of Thrones. Moreover, my wife and my daughter got me into it. Never watched it? Think Lord of the Rings with an NC-17 rating, so don't…
Blogging A really nice review of "The First Brain" 9 Oct 2014 A writer loves good reviews that praise her/his work. The kind of words that essentially means "you are doing something right". Dr. Ben MacFarland published such a review of my…
Books… Some aspects of the evolution of "The First Brain" 29 Sep 2014 Yes, this is yet another post about my book...(:-)... I found some old notes and my first scribbles about the epilogue. I wanted to share them with you... I recently…
Blogging… Planarians, Regeneration, and the Medicine of the Future – From Quarks to Quasars 20 Sep 2014 Hi! I would like to share a short interview/profile that the website "From Quarks to Quasars" (http://www.fromquarkstoquasars.com/) posted about The First Brain and yours truly. You can access the interview…
Blogging… Book Review: My Sweet Satan by Peter Cawdron 14 Sep 2014November 1, 2020 Full disclosure: **I am Peter Cawdron’s fan and friend, and I credit him for making me reading for pleasure again. **Peter sent me an advance copy of the novel (one…
Blogging Holy cow: Autism and stress 12 Sep 2014 Wow. Just wow. I knew that autism is a BIG source of stress in a family, all the way from the precious child who has it to his/her siblings and…
Biology… Planarian pharmacology and toxicology research is taking off! (:-D) 9 Sep 2014 In a previous post (two years ago - 2012 - , almost at the point of my book publication), I explored the current trends on planarian pharmacology and toxicology (and…
Biology… Great quotes by great scientists – Edward O. Wilson 7 Sep 2014 To know more about him go here. Pubmed lists some 75 research papers of his. He also has about 25 books under his belt. The quote above is from his…
Biology… Great quotes by great scientists – Francis Crick 6 Sep 2014 Dr. Francis Crick of DNA fame. You can learn more about him here. I talked a little bit about him here. Credit: Baldscientist Want to see more of the things…
Biology… Great quotes by great scientists – James V. McConnell 6 Sep 2014 Credit: Baldscientist Dr. James V. McConnell, psychologist and the "grandfather" of the modern era of the study of planarian behavior. For more information you can go here and here. Also,…
Blogging Great quotes by great scientists – Carl Sagan 5 Sep 2014 C'mon, you have not heard of Carl Sagan?!?!?!? Go here to know more! Would you help me spread the word about my blog? Share Baldscientist with your friends! Thanks!!!!! (:-)…
Biology… Great quotes by great scientists – Christian De Duve 4 Sep 2014 Credit: Baldscientist Dr. Christian De Duve, (1917-2013), 1974 Nobelist, author of some 175 papers (pubmed.com), numerous essays and book chapters, as well as several books (translated into several languages) including:…
Biology… November 16, 2008: The day I met a Nobel laureate 😊. 4 Sep 2014February 20, 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…
