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Steve Higgins is sometimes a Psychologist, sometimes a Neuroscientist, and sometimes even a Human Factors Engineer. He works for the U.S. Government. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois in Psychology.
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Watermelon Brains
Category: Neuroart
It's time again for fruit and veggie carving season. And what could be better than a carved brain. This time it's out of a watermelon. Enjoy! -via Neatorama-...
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So I walked into the women's locker room and no one saw me!
Category: Charity
And you can too! All you have to do is win this gorilla costume. This is guaranteed to work in a women's locker room*. I can't vouch for its success rate in men's locker rooms since.. well... I don't really have to sneak in there. Anyway, all you have to...
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A blast from the past and a personal update
Category: Academia
I was digging through some of my old blog posts and had almost totally forgot about this artwork I commissioned for the blog when I first started back on blogger. Check it out and then I'll fill you in on what I've been up to and why I've been so...
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ionpsych... get it! hahaha.
Category: Academia
There's a great blog called ionpsych being run by Dan Simons (of Invisible Gorilla fame). The posts are all by graduate students in a science writing for public consumption class. I'm glad people are starting to teach us overly technical scientists how to communicate in graduate school. I'm not aware...
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Brain Rubik's Cube
Category: Brain Toys
So freakin' cool. Although... I can't even solve a real one - much less one that isn't visually as obvious. -via Neatorama-...
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LSD in the military - a picture show.
Category: Drugs
It seems that there are some cool pictures/film floating around showing some of the results of the wacky shit that the military did back in the day in order to win wars in some very very unconventional ways. Here's something NPR dug up: The Army had a few periods of...
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Beautiful pictures of the brain
Category: Art
The NYTimes has a great article, slide show and video with some phenomenal pictures of the brain. Well worth checking out. Enjoy!...
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If you happen to be falling from the sky into the water right now this brain is for you
Category: Neuroscience
yes you. Or perhaps you've fallen off of your midlife crisis testosterone penis boat? This here inflatable brain could save your life. Order only if you are experiencing an actual emergency drowning situation. Alternatively you could buy this for me for XMas... if only you knew where to send it....
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What ABSOLUTELY to buy on cyber monday: plastinated brainzzz
Category: Art
Jessica @ Bioephemera found some really great plastinated bull cocks and I have to agree with her on not buying them. But... I LOVE these brains! Too bad they're 1500 euros :/...
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