Repost: SfN Neuroblogging, Poster Tips!

Sci did a post last year on posters at SFN, the difference between a good poster, a better poster, and the best posters (I’m talking with regards to styling, not content, if you’ve got crappy content, Sci simply cannot help you). I’ve found that, over time, some of my opinions on posters have changed, while […]

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Friday Weird Science: Look Carefully at your hands…were you meant to be a Sumo Champion??

The science of sumo wrestlers. What could be better? Now, you might look at these guys, and the LAST thing on your mind is their hands. Mostly you think they could probably crush you just by looking at you funny. And perhaps, if their HANDS are right, they could. Tamiya et al. “Second to fourth […]

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SfN Neuroblogging! Sci Strikes Again!!!

YES! Sci applied, and got picked, to be one of the “neurobloggers” for the Society for Neuroscience meeting this year in Washington, DC!! It’s gonna be a GOOD time. Each day of the conference I will be posting about the latest and greatest neuroscience over at Scientific American. And in the days leading up to […]

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The Evolution of Overconfidence

I found a great paper the other day on the evolution of overconfidence. But I was having the worst time explaining it…until I thought of those guys from the Jersey Shore. And shots. So head over to Scientific American and hear what it’s all about!

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