Science One of the best perks of my job 15 Feb 2021 About three (!) years ago I gave a talk to our undergraduate seminar course. Look at what the group gave me! 😃 This is indeed one of the best perks…
Books… I’m still afraid for my science, but today, in 2021, I am a bit more hopeful…-ish 5 Feb 2021February 5, 2021 This is an interesting one. I have updated this post several times since 2012, at pivotal points of our country's the world's political climate. Please indulge me. I tried to…
Science They sold their souls to the lowest bidder. 14 Jan 2021January 14, 2021 Sigh (I'm doing a lot of it these days). 😔 First, I’d like to say is that I do not wish to generalize and make anyone believe that this post is…
Biology… A thinker never truly retires 12 Jan 2021January 12, 2021 People that think about anything because they want to rather than because they have to are the luckiest ones in this life. I am one of them!😃 I only have…
Science My mind is not quite here. 11 Jan 2021 My beautiful followers (all 3.5 of you), I hope you and yours are healthy and safe. I am writing these words on January 11, 2021; I don't think I have…
Science Dollar store philosophy 3: Life is about perspective 6 Jan 2021January 6, 2021 I should be working in my next book, in a few papers in preparation, in an academic book chapter, etc. I know. Instead, I am thinking about reading. Lately, I…
Blogging… Dollar store philosophy 2. A peek at the opening of Plato’s Cave 2 Jan 2021January 2, 2021 In a previous post I very briefly expressed some thoughts about how close are mathematical models to actual reality, using the examples of a bird flock and a school of…
Biology… Dollar store philosophy 1. Is free will a matter of being a conscious outlier? 2 Jan 2021January 2, 2021 I am no philosopher, so you are forewarned. Also, I have no idea how logical this post is or whether this has been said before. Much has been written about…
Science The Baldscientist Podcast – Episode 005 – Ask Me Anything, and a surprise planarian story. 30 Dec 2020December 30, 2020 To access the episode, please go here. Episode notes Credits, Acknowledgments, and References Introduction courtesy of Mr. Micah Hanks.Tres Leches cake: tastesbetterfromscratch.com/tres-leches-cake/The lucky planarian story: the First Brain: The Neuroscience…
Science Book Review: Faith Across the Multiverse 20 Dec 2020December 20, 2020 There are very few books that I'll read twice or more. This will be one of them. In the spirit of full disclosure, I must state that I consider myself…
Science The 10th anniversary of The Baldscientist Blog 19 Dec 2020December 19, 2020 Hello everyone! With all the "excitement" with the Covid-19 scare in my family, I forgot that The Baldscientist Podcast turned 10 years on December 10! 😃 I credit blogging for…
Autism… A most unwelcome guest: Covid-19 visited my home 16 Dec 2020December 16, 2020 Well, it happened. I guess it was a matter of time. Lest you get too worried, I want to say right now that we are all ok so far, thank…
Science In praise of invertebrate brains 7 Dec 2020December 7, 2020 Hello everyone! I'd like to ask you a philosophical question (sorry NDT!): Can the brain understand the brain? What I really mean is whether we humans will be aver able…
Biochemistry… Some biological mysteries that baffle me 6 Dec 2020December 16, 2020 Biology is a part of science that does not lack mystery. In fact, I think that the less "mathematical" a branch of science is, the more mystery is bound to…
Book Reviews… Book Review: Monsters Among us 25 Nov 2020November 25, 2020 A confession: I love Forteana! You read it right. I do; I love UFOs, I love mysteries, I loooooove cruptozoology, and I even (used to) love Ancient Aliens (gasp!). I…
Blogging… The lonely bricklayers – A scientific allegory 2 Nov 2020November 2, 2020 More than once people have asked me what good is my research for. This is one of the most common questions that is first and foremost in the mind of…
Hope… The Baldscientist Podcast – Episode 4.5 – A brief message of hope 2 Nov 2020November 2, 2020 I recorded this message on the day before the US general election. This is intended as a message of hope. Please click HERE to access the episode. Episode notes Credits,…
Biochemistry… The Baldscientist Podcast – Episode 004 – A Question of Identity 27 Oct 2020October 27, 2020 Episode notes The main point of this episode is to explore the questions: “Who are you, exactly? Who am I, exactly?” I dedicate this episode to the memory of my…
Planaria… Guest posts at the Oxford University Press’ Blog 24 Oct 2020 Hi! I don't know how did this went pass me. A couple of years ago I reported about a cool paper on some toxic land planarians. It appeared at the…
Book Reviews… Book Review – Somewhere in The Skies: A Human Approach to the UFO Phenomenon. Second Edition 18 Oct 2020October 18, 2020 Full disclosures: #1: I am very interested in these topics (cryptozoology, forteana, UAPs, etc.). #2: I am *very* skeptical by temperament, profession, and training. That said, I have different "skeptic…
