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Neuronal man, Neuronal Worm – The tricky business of "titling" a book..

1 Sep 2014
A couple of posts ago, I showed you a picture of one of my notebooks with some scribbles about the idea for a blog. I also found some notes on…
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Late night thoughts: Why do I write?

17 Aug 2014
I can't sleep. In my corner of the world is past 3am. I was reading. Then, out of the blue, I decided to write. Why do I write? Credit: edutech4teachers.edublogs.org…
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Slight update – Nice things people have said about "The First Brain"

14 Aug 2014
If you have read The First Brain, I would ***really*** like to hear from you, especially what can I do better. If you have any questions about it just leave…
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In praise of invertebrate brains

12 Aug 2014
A philosophical question (sorry NDT!): Can the brain understand the brain? Of course, what I really mean is whether we humans will be aver able to understand our own brain.…
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My weird thought of today – Aug 5, 2014

5 Aug 2014
My weird thought of today - Aug 5, 2014 "Science does not exist" ? I even put it in writing. If you want to know more, it is in chapter…
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Don't know why, but the price of the Kindle version of The First Brain is reduced!

26 Jul 2014
Don't know why but the price of the Kindle version of The First Brain is reduced! Not my doing; I do not control it... (:-) If you have read it,…
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Flatworm eyes and mitochondria

11 Jul 2014
This is no empty statement: Science, especially biology never ceases to amaze me.  I was researching a couple of topics to talk to you guys about.  It has been a…
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Planarians / Flatworms in our popular culture

2 Jun 2014
It is no secret that I love my flatworms.  I am far from being an impartial observer, after all, it is my chosen research subject.  Nonetheless, after I started to…
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Scientific American and the Worm

25 Apr 2014
If you like science, you know of Scientific American (SciAm). This is a science magazine that has been around in one form or another since 1848. From what I’ve seen,…
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Of The Walking Dead, Cosmos, and Planaria

18 Mar 2014January 31, 2024
Last Sunday there was an unexpected nerdy treat for us planarian enthusiasts in the US. Our favorite wormies were mentioned in not one, but two TV series, coincidentally, both at…
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Do planarians need their brain to react to abused drugs? Well, it depends on the drug…

2 Nov 2013September 1, 2020
This is my first post specifically on one of the papers from my laboratory. As an introduction, I want to remind you that I use planarians in pharmacology research. The…
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Planarian pharmacology

2 Nov 2013
Would you, loyal readers, like to see a few posts on my own research on planarian pharmacology?
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My first post from Europe: Hasselt University, Belgium

29 Jun 2013
This week I travelled to Diepenbeek, Belgium, home of Hasselt University, in the Province of Limburg, Flanders. Hasselt U is about an hour drive from Brussels and is a hotspot…
Biology

“Amateur” is not a dirty word, but then again neither is “Expert”.

29 Apr 2013October 8, 2020
Humanity needs all kinds of people, period. Any kind of honest job is honorable. That being said, there are jobs and there are jobs. Some disciplines require an advanced degree…
Biology

Planarian astronauts

30 Mar 2013
As part of the immense body of scientific activity brought about by the exploration of the moon, some lunar material was brought to Earth. Quite understandably one of the main…
Biology

Just to share a picture of a wormie

21 Feb 2013
Today I got a fresh shipment of planarians for my research, and I got this big guy.... A couple of new posts are on their way; stay tuned! Baldscientist
Education…

The true mission of an academic advisor: Just say NO!

24 Jan 2013September 6, 2020
Training research graduate students is a tricky, very tricky business and there is more than one approach. Graduate students are different from research undergraduates because the former depend on the…
Autism…

The year in posts: Some 2012 Highlights…

31 Dec 2012
The year 2012 will be gone in a few hours, at least from the perspective of my corner of the planet. As I am writing this, there are ongoing celebrations…
Biology…

A heartfelt farewell to an outstanding educator, scientist, colleague and friend

7 Dec 2012
A couple of months ago I lost a wonderful colleague and friend, Dr. Richard Ira Woodruff (Dick). His professional achievements are listed here. In this brief post, I just want…
Education…

A Baldscientist's Lab update – It's bittersweet

30 Nov 2012
This has been a bittersweet year for the Baldscientist Research Group. You see, part of my role as the head of a university research group is to try to help…

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