Blogging Views of the Baldscientist blog by country 13 Jun 2012 Wordpress has many great features, but one of the coolest ones is a map showing the views of your blog's website by country. Here is a summary of mine, with…
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… Autistics: The Original Holy People? 29 Apr 2012 I think a lot about autism (actually, I just think a lot about a lot of things, period). Anyway, I guess I think a lot about it because it is…
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… 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…
Biology… Intelligent Design my … behind 15 Jan 2012 Right off the bat, I want to apologize for the title of this post. I do not usually swear nor use this type of language, but this is exactly how…
Biology Raising a child with autism – Oct 2014 update 11 Jan 2012 Hello all! This post is a little off topic. There is some pharmacology, but the main thing is that for a long time, I have been wanting to express some…
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… Of planaria and cocaine 8 Oct 2011 In my last post, I introduced you to one of my favorite kind of critters, the planarians, and went over some aspects of the changes in behavior that are induced…
Biology… Playing with wormies 23 Sep 2011 In a recent entry, I talked about animal models in biomedical research. I would like to share with you one of my favorite research subjects, a particular type of invertebrates…
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…
Education… Good bye, Borders 23 Jul 2011 Last Thursday, I went to a nearby Borders store with my youngest son. Immediately, I felt that something was amiss. I usually go straight to the cafeteria to get my…
