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Retrospectacle: A Neuroscience Blog

The trials, tribulations, and joys of a Neuroscience gradute student writing her thesis in the postmodern, post-Y2K world.

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me%20and%20pep.jpg 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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Those who dwell, as scientists or laymen, among the beauties and mysteries of the earth, are never alone or weary of life. ~Rachel Carson

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Cochlear Hair Cell Regeneration

Interview With Dr. Irene Pepperberg

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Chemistry of Red Bull

On Religion and Taking the 'Red Pill'

Fibonacci Poems

Neuroscience of Cocaine Addiction

Basic Concepts: Hearing

Basic Concepts: Prions

Parrots Have Object Permanance

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Retrospectacle is now Of Two Minds!

September 29, 2007

Best LOL Anything. Ever.

Category: LOLStuff

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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.

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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...

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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?

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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.....

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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."

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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."

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September 24, 2007

The Evolution of a Blog Banner

Category: Blogging

The artistic process of making a beautiful banner.

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September 23, 2007

Cappuccino as Art

Category: YouTube Obsessions

Someone spent too much time making foam pretty.

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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...

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