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Category: Carnivals
Posted on: March 31, 2008 9:33 PM, by PZ Myers
The latest edition of Encephalon, the carnival of neuroscience, is using Paris Hilton as a theme, I think because the contrast is so great. It still hurts to read it.
I did find Jennifer Ouellette's pocket biography of Ramon y Cajal an excellent corrective, at least — balance the photos of a 21st century airhead with the tale of a 19th century genius of neuroanatomy.
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Posted by: Glen Davidson | March 31, 2008 9:36 PM
I like the photos.
Seems a step up in the visual area, though the matter of text may be more dicey.
Glen D
http://tinyurl.com/2kxyc7
Posted by: Phila | March 31, 2008 9:49 PM
OT, but I thought some people here might like this t-shirt.
Posted by: Phila | March 31, 2008 9:52 PM
Apparently, I'm incompetent. Here's another stab at it.
Posted by: MikeG | March 31, 2008 10:02 PM
Try one more time, Phila.
Or just paste in in the url if it's not too long.
Posted by: philos | March 31, 2008 10:04 PM
"Phila is not related to yours truly."
Posted by: MikeG | March 31, 2008 10:05 PM
...and hey people! Hit Phila's site. Friday nudibranch!
Posted by: philos | March 31, 2008 10:11 PM
PZ: Is it possible to correct link to "Zygotic genes" (left column under A Taste of Pharyngula)?
Thank you in advance.
Posted by: David Utidjian | March 31, 2008 11:04 PM
Ah reminds me of Britney Spears Guide to Semiconductor Physics
-DU-
Posted by: CalGeorge | April 1, 2008 12:17 AM
Inquiring minds want to know:
Is she an atheist?
Apparently not. Of her prison experience, she writes:
HILTON: It definitely -- it was a very traumatic experience, but I feel like God does make everything happen for a reason. And it gave me, you know, a time-out in life to really find out what's important and what I want to do, figuring out who I am. And I'm -- even though it was really hard, I took that time just to get to know myself.
Okay! That's enough Paris Hilton!
Posted by: Ichthyic | April 1, 2008 12:23 AM
And I'm -- even though it was really hard, I took that time just to get to know myself.
she learned how to masturbate?
well, that's always a useful skill, I suppose.
Posted by: Morg | April 1, 2008 12:47 AM
Hey PZ. Always wanted to ask...
Where are the myriad of daily changing animal pictures coming from? I love em.
Posted by: Boko999 | April 1, 2008 12:59 AM
Sorry to go off topic but does anyone else find this funny.
It's sculpture called "A Device to Root Out All Evil."
http://westernstandard.blogs.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/03/30/450pxdevice_to_root_out_evil1_4.jpg
Here's an article about it.
http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=c882db30-53de-46f1-adc2-931c491264a3
Oh yeah. HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Posted by: Clan:Rewired | April 1, 2008 6:59 AM
I like her best this way: http://www.tvshark.com/photos/?n=Paris+Hilton+Autopsy+Sculpture
Posted by: Eamon Knight | April 1, 2008 8:24 PM
Now thare's irony: neuroscience, from someone without two neurons to synapse together.