It is a truth universally acknowledged that people dislike peeing next to each other. Ok, maybe it’s just a Western thing. Or an American thing. Or a thing for people with large senses of personal space. But no matter what, there is a little dance you do when you go into a multi-stall bathroom. You […]
It never fails. Every professional development seminar I go to, one of the big bullet points is “NETWORK!”. I see seminars on “Networking: let us maximize your LinkedIn Potential!”. I just read a post on women succeeding in science and one of the bullet points was “network, network, network!”. What. IS. “Network”. From what I […]
I get cold after I run. Really, REALLY cold. I’m sitting here, preparing to write a blog post on thermoregulation. I finished a good run a while ago. The temperatures outside weren’t too extreme (50ish degrees F, so comfortable for a good run), and I was sweating freely when I finished. About an hour later, […]
Sci is at SciAm blogs today, talking about a brand new study on chronic stress and possible connections with neurobiological symptoms of Alzheimer’s Disease. It’s an interesting finding, and an interesting mechanism, but we’ll need a lot more information and experiments to understand it. Head over and check out why.
With many of my Friday Weird Science posts, it starts with a random thought. I like to think that most people have thoughts like this and just don’t tell polite society, thoughts like “Do people all have a favorite bathroom stall at work or is it just me? Did dinosaurs have penises? What did they […]
Nature Reviews Neuroscience came out with a perspectives article today on overeating and obesity, and the evidence behind the food addiction model that is gaining popularity. It’s an issue that I myself have given a lot of thought to: is there REALLY such a thing as food addiction that’s just like heroin addiction or cocaine […]
Our next occupant of the Scientopia Guest Blog is Neuropolarbear, of the Giraffes, Elephants, Baboons blog. Head over there, check out his stuff for the next two weeks, and say hello!!
Sci is at SciAm Blogs today talking about a new study looking at serotonin transporter densities and how people behave in the ultimatum game, where you can punish reject unfair offers. Head over and check it out to see what I think of it.
As Friday was winding down, the awesome Michelle Banks (make sure to check out her brain art! I’ve got one in my office and get loads of compliments!) and I got to tweeting about my recent alligator penis post. And well…an EPIC PENIS POETRY SLAM was had! Michelle was kind enough to Storify the results. […]
When I was a kid I owned a book called “Alligator Pie”. It was a book of whimsical poetry, which has stuck with me to this day: “Alligator Pie, alligator pie, If I don’t get some I think I’m gonna die. Give away the green grass, give away the sky, But don’t give away my […]