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steve_icon_medium.jpgThe 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.

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Why writing journal articles is hard

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...

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Mind Builder

Category: Brain Toys

There are many brain fitness software products available these days so when I was offered a copy of Core Learning's program Mind Builder, I agreed to check it out. It offers a series of test questions similar to America's SAT, while Mind Builder Pro is a fuller package that...

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Greatest/Meanest Recommendation Letter Ever

Category: Academia

Every one of us in acadaemia has had our fair share of blathering idiots come into our labs to work. I just wish I could write a letter like this. It's a shame that the letter is not actually going to go out. Ohhhh well.... check it out: Dear Admissions...

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College Blogging Scholarships - Vote for Shelley!

Category: Academia

Head over to collegescholarships.org to vote for Shelley being the coolest awesomest blogger. We gotta get her some $$$ so she can buy me some drinks next time we hang out! Do some voting by clicking right here! And if you want a good reason to vote for Shelley (besides...

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Guys win Nobel Prize for making it possible for mice to glow in the dark

Category: Academia

The Nobel Prize in Medicine has gone to Mario R. Capecchi, Oliver Smithies, and Sir Martin J. Evans for inventing a technique called Gene Targeting. According to the NYTimes: The three scientists were honored for a technique called gene targeting, which lets scientists inactivate or modify particular genes in mice....

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The Real Mozart Effect and why we should support music education

Category: Music

Music education in the United States has typically been one of the first thing to be cut when it comes to balancing the budget. This is a horrible shame since music is one of those things (above any of the other arts) that has a wide ranging effect on peoples...

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Ig Nobel Prizes Announced

Category: Academia

It's that time of year again when the most exciting set of awards for us here at Omni Brain are announced. If you don't know what the Ig Nobels are you're missing out on a very important part of science! According to some article at MSNBC "The annual no-rules awards...

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Humorous author names on a paper

Category: Academia

Is there any surprise that I'd post something like this? hehe.. yup probably not. Via Everyday Scientist...

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Philosopher Alan Watts : About Life (Southpark style)

Category: Academia

Music & Life: An Alan Watts Animation by Trey Parker and Matt Stone...

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Chocolate Pudding Letters Review : A New High Profile Journal

Category: Academia

An interdisciplinary journal devoted to the study and consumption of chocolate pudding

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