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I’m still afraid for my science – 2017 Edition

21 Jul 2017
2017 Update: How many times will I need to update this post? In the five years since my original post, things have gone worse, way worse. When will the American…
Biodiversity…

Guest posts at the Oxford University Press’ blog : Toxic Flatworms

7 Jun 2017October 24, 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…
Biodiversity…

Happy Darwin Day 2017

11 Feb 2017
Happy Darwin day! For Darwin Day 2017. I bet you did not know that Darwin studied planarians too! He did, and the above quote is just a small sample of…
Biology…

Another uplifting Oldie: A wonderful “Thank You” card…

28 Jan 2017
Here's another one to lift our spirits... ~~~ Over the years, several students have surprised me with thoughtful “Thank you” notes, sometimes just to show appreciation for a semester of…
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Book Review: We are all stardust by Stefan Klein

27 Jan 2017
We Are All Stardust: Scientists Who Shaped Our World Talk about Their Work, Their Lives, and What They Still Want to Know. Stefan Klein (Author), Ross Benjamin (Translator) Kindle Edition…
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A little bit about me, some of my favorite books, and a couple of shameless plugs…

12 Jan 2017
A few years ago I was honored by the invitation to contribute to a now defunct blog, the 5readsblog. The idea was great, and I even saw the favorite five…
Biology…

This is what writers live for… A story about “The First Brain”

27 Nov 2016
Hello again! I wanted to tell you a wonderful story that warms my heart as an educator as well as a writer. It is about my book The First Brain. I have…
Biodiversity…

The Biodiversity of the Universe – 2018 edition

22 May 2016
I am fully aware that life as we know it, as it is manifested on Earth, is by far represented by microorganisms. Bacteria and related organisms are the ones that…
Blogging…

I’m still afraid for my science – 2017 Edition

30 Apr 2016
2017 Update: How many times will I need to update this post? In the five years since my original post, things have gone worse, way worse. When will the American…
Blogging…

Of Blogging and Friendships

19 Feb 2016
This is a rather short post with some thoughts that I had today on the title's topic... True friendships are a blessing. They are also rare, and highly dependent on…
Biology…

Great quotes by great scientists – Francis Crick

16 Feb 2016
This is a really good one, from the codiscoverer of the structure of DNA, Dr. Francis Crick. He was a true "scientists' scientist". I surely do not have to tell…
Biology…

Great quotes by great scientists – V.S. Ramachandran

7 Feb 2016
  It's been a while since I have posted a "great quote by a great scientist". Enjoy! (:-)... ~~ **If you like what I write, kindly spread the word about…
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Almost, but not quite

1 Nov 2015October 17, 2020
Sometimes I think that I was born in the wrong century. Granted, I believe that almost everyone has felt like this at one time or another; I don't think I…
Blogging

Did you know?

14 Aug 2015
What are you interested about? What gets your intellectual juices flowing? One of the best-known scientists ever, Francis Crick, of DNA fame, once came up with a deceptively simple method…
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"The First Brain: The Neuroscience of Planarians" – Table of Contents

9 Feb 2015
INTRODUCTION PART I – FUNDAMENTALS Chapter 1. Science Chapter 2. Biomedical Research PART II – THE SCIENCE OF THE BRAIN Chapter 3. An introduction to the neurosciences Chapter 4. The…
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Academic scientist or Science Communicator?

18 Jan 2015
Sagan was right on; I do love science. I know that I am not alone. You can find some of my reasons for wanting to write science here. As for…
Blogging

Very grateful for a wonderful review of my first book …

12 Jan 2015
A really wonderful review of The First Brain was just published. Here's the text and reference of it, reproduced by kind permission of the author: ========= Pagán, Oné R. The…
Blogging

The Baldscientist's blog up to 2014… Thank you, one and all!

4 Jan 2015
Dear all, Here's my "traditional" annual graph with my total views and average views per month vs the year. Thank you ever so much for reading me. You have no…
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…

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:…

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