Monthly Archives: March 2007

Poem of the Week: Mnemonic

Apparently you can selectively wipe out a single memory in rats. If you believe that our memories make us who we are, the implications are disturbing. I joke about wanting to block out portions of my life – usually chunks … Continue reading

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Vampire Hunting, Victorian-Style

A vampire-hunting kit, from Thomas Sandberg’s Wonder Cabinet: An incredible Victorian novelty. Complete in mahogany box with revolver, silver bullets, garlic powder, silver dagger, ivory cross, mirror, Professor Blomberg`s New Vampire Serum, wooden stake, etc. Fortunately, Clive Thompson assures us … Continue reading

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I just hope it’s not mad

from Modern Mechanix Which incidentally reminds me of . . .

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So I’m a liberal-arts-educated scientist. So what?

This cartoon makes me happy and nostalgic. Yes, I know I’m weird. Happy Pi Day. Saint Gasoline » Archive » The Allegory of the Trolley Problem Paradox

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Buy yourself a “Cabinet of Curiosities”

I can’t justify purchasing all the expensive science and art books I really want, so they languish on my Amazon wishlist forever. A case in point would be Patrick Mauries’s Cabinets of Curiosities, an oversized hardbound book with lots of … Continue reading

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Flowers and Fossils

Struthiomimus and Tulip oil on panel David Dodge Lewis, Evolution Series A series of still life paintings playing on the relationship between fossils and modern organisms, and featuring especially well-rendered flowers. The show opens March 28 at the Atkinson Museum, … Continue reading

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Top 50 SF/F Booklist

This list is going around the science blogosphere. It seems de rigueur to comment on the choices and mark the ones you’ve read. This is a book meme I can support – although I was surprised I’d missed so many. … Continue reading

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Cloning with a dicot accent: a biologist’s take on linguistic inconsistency

Language Log: Foolish Hobgoblins It’s been many long years since I was an English major. That’s my standard justification when I get sloppy and split some infinitives, or use “which” when I ought to write “that.” I put punctuation inside … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday PZ!

my apologies for the lateness of this post – although it is still Friday here on the West Coast. I’ve been without a computer most of this week, but I had to post SOMETHING for PZ Myers‘ birthday. So I’ve … Continue reading

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Art at AAAS: Science and Spirituality

Some Nights hemlock, acrylic, and crayon Charlie Brouwer AAAS News Release This is beyond ironic. I walked right past this exhibit inside the AAAS (American Association for the Advancment of Science) headquarters in DC this afternoon. I didn’t even know … Continue reading

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