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The Omnibrain is a psychology graduate student at an online university. He hopes that the three weeks and $29.95 that he is spending on his Ph.D. will get him a job at a Tier 1 research university. Do online universities have postdocs? Ok...just kidding, The Omnibrain is a real graduate student at a real school somewhere in the continental United States - or maybe Europe.
February 24, 2008
Category: Stupid People
I haven't been blogging lately because Shelley and I have been getting the new blog ready to go public on March 1st. However... I read this crap on CNN and got so irritated that I had to post it. Evidently CNN feels that people who measure peoples facial features and...
Posted by The Omnibrain at 9:59 AM • 15 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
February 18, 2008
Category: Academia
I'm supposed to be editing a journal article for submission. It's been sitting on my desk for a long time. I've even finished the experiments for the follow up paper! I really need to stop looking at garbage on the internet - Including this comic defining my exact situation. Via...
Posted by The Omnibrain at 7:13 PM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
February 15, 2008
Category: Humor
Enjoy! In the hospital the relatives gathered in the waiting room, where their family member lay gravely ill. Finally, the doctor came in looking tired and somber. "I'm afraid I'm the bearer of bad news," he said as he surveyed the worried faces. "The only hope left for your loved...
Posted by The Omnibrain at 3:26 PM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
February 14, 2008
Category: Blogging
Are you excited?! A new blog! Coming soon! Watch out! Of Two Minds is going live on March 1st. Shelley and I are hard at work behind the scenes getting the blog ready to launch. More info coming in the next couple weeks....
Posted by The Omnibrain at 3:57 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
February 9, 2008
Category: Biology
To reduce the severity of his seizures, Joe had the bridge between his left and right cerebral hemispheres (the corpus callosum) severed. As a result, his left and right brains no longer communicate through that pathway. Here's what happens as a result:...
Posted by The Omnibrain at 11:01 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
February 8, 2008
Category: Drugs
From The Man With Two Brains. "God damn your drunk tests are hard!"...
Posted by The Omnibrain at 2:06 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
February 6, 2008
Category: Psychology
"Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing." - William James, American psychologist and philosopher (1842 - 1910) -via Neatorama-...
Posted by The Omnibrain at 11:50 AM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
February 5, 2008
Category: Blogging
You have to go to the post directly to find out what the new name is silly!
Posted by The Omnibrain at 9:06 AM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
February 1, 2008
Category: Humor
Here's a wonderful spoof of .. well... I'm not really sure what. Perhaps an old Documentary focusing on the diseases of the mind? In any case it's terribly entertaining....
Posted by The Omnibrain at 8:13 AM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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