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Shelley Batts is a Neuroscience PhD candidate at the University of Michigan. She studies hair cell regeneration in the cochlea, and is just embarking on that quixotic quest called 'thesis.' She lies awake at night pondering how science intersects with politics, culture, policy, money, medicine, and religion in an attempt to be more than just a niche scientist sitting in the oh-so-lovely ivory tower. Follow me and my parrot on the quest to get funded, get a PhD, and stay sane.
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September 29, 2007
September 28, 2007
See-Through Frogs Don't Negate Dissection
Category: Anatomy and Physiology
A transparent frog is interesting, but does not negate the need for dissections.
Posted by Shelley Batts at 8:30 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Blogs Credited With Exposing Myanmar Violence
Category: Blogging
Blogs are becoming powerful tools of first-hand journalism, most recently evidenced by the conflict going on in Myanmar. A London blogger named Ko Htike has been blogging the violence against monks occurring in his homeland, but from his current locale...
Posted by Shelley Batts at 12:28 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
September 27, 2007
If You Could See Any Scientist Speak, Who Would It Be?
Category: Academia
I get to invite three scientists to speak at UM. Who should it be?
Posted by Shelley Batts at 8:23 AM • 25 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
September 26, 2007
The Magic of Sake Fermentation
Category: Chemistry
The moldy Koji rice, normal rice, and sake yeast mash are then mixed together in a large vat. Here's where it gets interesting.....
Posted by Shelley Batts at 10:18 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Tri, Dva, Odin, Zashiganiye!: A Review of 'Live From Cape Canaveral'
Category: Guest Articles
Shepard said, "Please, dear God, don't let me f*ck up."
Posted by Shelley Batts at 8:30 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
September 25, 2007
The Wonderfully Tasty, and Deadly, Fugu
Category: Drugs and the Brain
"My poisoned sickness lasted for good three days and nights. The Doctor came for camphor injections and said that I would have to wait for natural recovery. After all, none of us died or appeared in the newspapers."
Posted by Shelley Batts at 8:12 AM • 12 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
September 24, 2007
The Evolution of a Blog Banner
Category: Blogging
The artistic process of making a beautiful banner.
Posted by Shelley Batts at 8:32 AM • 11 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
September 23, 2007
Cappuccino as Art
Category: YouTube Obsessions
Someone spent too much time making foam pretty.
Posted by Shelley Batts at 3:31 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
September 21, 2007
Friday Grey Matters: The Mind of Alex
Category: Friday Grey Matters
One of my favorite authors is Margaret Atwood, the Canadian sci-fi writer who has penned "The Handmaid's Tale," "The Robber Bride," and "Oryx and Crake." The first on that list is the book that initially hooked me, but I think...
Posted by Shelley Batts at 10:33 AM • 24 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Knit Me a Teratoma
Category: Disease
Call me an old-fashioned granny, but I do love knitting. I'm not very good (getting better), and what I can knit is limited to hats, mittens, scarves, and the obligatory pot holder. So I think that knitting this complicated and...
Posted by Shelley Batts at 8:13 AM • 14 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
September 20, 2007
Legalize Drugs to get Crack Whores off the Street
Category: Guest Articles
Could heroin prescriptions and more methadone clinics decrease crime?
Posted by Shelley Batts at 8:58 AM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
New Banners!
Category: Blogging
Perhaps you might have noticed my brand spanking new banner up there! It was just recently finished by my friend Carl Buell, blogger at Olduvai George and a phenomenal natural history illustrator. I love it, and hope you do too....
Posted by Shelley Batts at 7:37 AM • 8 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
September 18, 2007
The People Want Their Phones Green
Category: Technology
Why hasn't any company come up with a biodegradable phone? Or environmentally-safe batteries?
Posted by Shelley Batts at 11:06 AM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Manatees To Stay Protected in Florida, For Now
Category: Ecology
Perhaps some of you may remember me mentioning the plight of the Florida manatee a few months back, specifically that their status as an endangered species was being petitioned by the powerful boating lobby. This would have meant that...
Posted by Shelley Batts at 9:00 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
September 17, 2007
Be A Part of Internet History!
Category: Blogging
What would happen if a handful of bloggers started asking questions about the impact of blogging on the "Real World"? What would change if the Academy was made more aware of science blogs, and that they may have an impact...
Posted by Shelley Batts at 8:32 AM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
September 15, 2007
Creation Science Set to Music
Category: YouTube Obsessions
In the beginning it begun....
Posted by Shelley Batts at 6:40 PM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
September 14, 2007
Going to Antwerp, Amsterdam, Paris! Give Advice?
Category: Travel
So, looks like I'll be giving a talk in Antwerp, Belgium during a conference on hearing research October 19-20th. I'll be flying into Amsterdam on the 15th, taking the train to Antwerp for the conference, and then spending the 21-24th...
Posted by Shelley Batts at 9:33 AM • 15 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
September 13, 2007
Hallucinogenic Sage
Category: Drugs and the Brain
Saw this over at Wired Science a couple days back, an interesting article about an unusual, uh, herb called Diviner's sage which has hallucinogenic properties and could spark a new class of drugs. Reports of people curing themselves of depression...
Posted by Shelley Batts at 12:29 PM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
September 12, 2007
iPods and Thunderstorms Don't Mix
Category: Tastes Like Neuroscience
The popular press loves to harp on iPods, and their potential to cause hearing loss due to loud music pumped through embedded earbuds. Looks like there's something else, a little more drastic and a lot less common to worry...
Posted by Shelley Batts at 8:52 AM • 9 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
September 10, 2007
Alex Necropsy Update: Cause of Death Unknown
Category: Friday Grey Matters
Well, just heard that the necropsy of Alex was performed and that no discernible cause of death could be found. This is puzzling and sad, since it would have been better to have some sense of closure, but I...
Posted by Shelley Batts at 5:53 PM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
University of Michigan Interviews Me!
Category: U of M
Now with more cleavage!
Posted by Shelley Batts at 9:02 AM • 13 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
September 8, 2007
Repost: The Story of Alex
Category: Friday Grey Matters
Introduction to behavioral work with Alex the parrot.
Posted by Shelley Batts at 4:52 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Sad! Alex the Grey Parrot, Dead at 31
Category: Friday Grey Matters
On Friday, I received an email letting me know that the world's most famous African Grey, Alex, had passed away. For those of you who have read this blog for some amount of time, you probably realize that I...
Posted by Shelley Batts at 2:23 PM • 14 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
September 7, 2007
Hearing Tests Crucial For Newborns
Category: Inner Ear Biology
Always get a hearing test for your child at birth.
Posted by Shelley Batts at 9:49 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Student Bloggers: Want $10,000? Me too!
Category: Announcements
The student blogging scholarship is accepting entries.
Posted by Shelley Batts at 8:41 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
September 6, 2007
Wild and Crazy Parrot Sex Obliterating Species
Category: Birds
Hybridized parrots will rule the world.
Posted by Shelley Batts at 8:41 AM • 9 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
September 4, 2007
Enlarged Heart A Consequence of Sports (But Thats Ok)
Category: Anatomy and Physiology
Endurance athletes have enlarged hearts, and thats a good thing.
Posted by Shelley Batts at 8:58 AM • 11 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
September 1, 2007
Bake Me A Geeky Cake....
Category: Blatant Nerdery
So many geekcakes, so few baking skills....
Posted by Shelley Batts at 9:52 AM • 42 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
