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Archives for December, 2009
ScienceOnline2010 – introducing the participants
Posted by Coturnix on December 28, 2009 As you know you can see everyone who’s registered for the conference, but I highlight 4-6 participants every day as this may be an easier way for you to digest the list. You can also look at the Program so see who is doing what. Anne-Marie Hodge is a Biology graduate student at the University…
Clock Quotes
Posted by Coturnix on December 28, 2009 I have made this a rather long letter because I haven’t had time to make it shorter. – Blaise Pascal
Clock Quotes
Posted by Coturnix on December 27, 2009 Redeem thy mis-spent time that’s past: Live this day, a if ’twere they last. – Bishop Thomas Ken
Dangerous Wands (video)
Posted by Coturnix on December 27, 2009 This movie should be made, with Emma Watson starring: See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.
Chinese Food On Christmas (video)
Posted by Coturnix on December 26, 2009 Clock Quotes
Posted by Coturnix on December 26, 2009 Recreation is intended to the mind as whetting is to the scythe, to sharpen the edge of it, which otherwise would grow dull and blunt. He, therefore, that spends his whole time in recreation is ever whetting, never mowing; his grass may grow and his steed starve. As, contrarily, he that always toils and never…
How to Peel A Banana Like A Monkey (video)
Posted by Coturnix on December 25, 2009 I always opened it this way. My Mom taught me this decades ago. What are you saying? We are descended from monkeys?!@#$%^&*! No way!
Give A Squirrel A Helping Hand (video)
Posted by Coturnix on December 25, 2009 Interesting how the parent is steering the youngster towards the bag, trying to get it to use it as a prop!
Clock Quotes
Posted by Coturnix on December 25, 2009 Living and dying is not the big issue. The big issue is what you’re going to do with your time while you are here. – Bill T. Jones
New and Exciting in PLoS this week
Posted by Coturnix on December 24, 2009 Is Our Self Nothing but Reward? Neuronal Overlap and Distinction between Reward and Personal Relevance and Its Relation to Human Personality: The attribution of personal relevance, i.e. relating internal and external stimuli to establish a sense of belonging, is a common phenomenon in daily life. Although previous research demonstrated a relationship between reward and personal…