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steveSteve Higgins 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, Steve is a real graduate student at a real school.


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Weird Viagra Art

The Neurocritic highlighted a recent study in which sildenafil (brand name Viagra) and related drug rolipram (they're both phosphodiesterase inhibitors) improved cognitive performance in monkeys. Both drugs were equally effective in improving the monkeys' ability to correctly reach a food treat in a transparent box with one open side, which...

My New Favorite Blog : The Daily Coyote

I love science blogs but you know... I really get sick of the acronym filled science talk, the obnoxious politics, and of course the religion sometimes. I just discovered a great new blog that has all the natural curiosity of a science blog but non of the crap. It is...

LOLMeth

Inspired by a female blogger we all know and love! Enjoy ;)...

Stupid Animal Tricks - An Elephant Throwing Darts

Just because animals doing human things are funny I give you an elephant throwing darts: -via Neatorama-...

Messing With Stupid Animal Rights Extremists

Animal rights activists are horrible. I don't like the idea of belittling peoples opinions and treating them like crap but sometimes they really deserve it. Check out this hilarious video of a really stupid animal rights supporter who's ridiculous opinions are used against him to scare the crap out of...

Funny Dancing Monkeys

Just because Chimps are Funny: And no bitching about my use of the word monkey! Via Neatorama...

Multimedia Friday - Dogs with Narcolepsy

Narcolepsy in dogs explained by Dr. Emmanuel Mignot, or Inside Edition.

Klingons VS Furries - The Aftermath (photos!)

Well... the Klingons and Furries finally got together and had battle... in a bowling alley. Here's some of the exciting (WEIRD) results: If this girl only knew... See the rest of the flickr set here. Via BoingBoing I wonder if any of the Furries went home with the Klingons? What...

Why do monkeys pee on themselves?

I know why I pee on myself (It usually involves wind or alcohol...or both) but I've always wondered why monkeys do it as well. Ok, I lie, I had no idea that monkeys (yeah yeah, I know it's a chimp but monkey is a more fun word) peed on themselves......

ACHOO

Mind Hacks recently held its first AAICS (Awkward Acronyms In Cognitive Science) competition, to find the most inventive and unwieldy brain-related acronyms. I submitted a few; there was Project CHOICES (Changing High-Risk AlcOhol Use and Increasing Contraception Effectiveness Study) [link], and ACTIVE (Advanced Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital...

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