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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 trying to finish 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, Pepper, on our quest to finish my PhD, land a post-doc, and stay sane.
Steve 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 really a Ph.D. Candidate in Psychology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign studying high level vision. You know... stuff like scene & object perception.
While not an official contributer to 'Of Two Minds,' Shelley's sidekick is an African Grey parrot named Pepper. His heros are Irene Pepperberg, Alex, and Rachel Carson. He spends his time learning Mandarin and writing the Great American novel.
"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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June 30, 2008
Category: Sex, Drugs, & Rock and Roll
According to a new survey the USA has highest level of illegal cocaine and cannabis use in the world. Thank goodness the War for Drugs is working so well! Ohh... wait... that's the war ON drugs and it's supposed to...
Posted by Steve Higgins at 8:01 PM • 15 Comments •
June 25, 2008
Category: Academia
This is seriously the worst press release I've ever read. It doesn't say how the research was done, it doesn't have the results from the research, it is poorly written (run on sentences?!), and it is pointless. Why was this...
Posted by Steve Higgins at 2:50 PM • 5 Comments •
Category: Blog Business
I thought our wonderful readers would like to know exactly who Shelley is marrying... He's a hot one eh?!...
Posted by Steve Higgins at 2:14 PM • 5 Comments •
June 24, 2008
Category: Birds
Hi everyone, thought I'd drop by and say hello and remind ScienceBlogs (as well as myself) that I do still exist beyond the lab, and have not yet degenerated into a shadowy specter capable only of writing up data...
Posted by Shelley Batts at 6:05 PM • 6 Comments •
June 23, 2008
Category: Academia
Grad students do all sorts of funny things on the side to make money. There are the mandatory grad school bands, the bartenders, the tutors, proctor exams, house sit, and a few of us blog ... but this guy...
Posted by Steve Higgins at 2:58 PM • 5 Comments •
June 18, 2008
Category: Travel
I haven't been blogging much lately... here's why: There are some dirty pictures in this set (safe for work...don't worry) - can you spot the theme? If you don't want to futz with this little widget feel free to check...
Posted by Steve Higgins at 10:28 PM • 2 Comments •
Category: Brains and Stuff
Check out Mother Brain from the Metroid series. What other brains are featured in video games?...
Posted by Steve Higgins at 10:16 PM • 6 Comments •
Category: Brains and Stuff
Seriously.... wow.....I'd totally forgotten about the brain from the cartoons. and.... Ohh... Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. How I used to love thee. I actually watched the most recent movie a few weeks ago. Do they really suck that much? I...
Posted by Steve Higgins at 1:11 PM • 4 Comments •
June 16, 2008
Category: Weird
This is seriously the biggest most obnoxious cross I've ever seen. It is on (If I remember correctly) route 70 in Illinois about halfway between St. Louis and Champaign. Praiiiiiiiizzzzze Jeeeezus!!!!...
Posted by Steve Higgins at 5:32 PM • 10 Comments •
Category: Weird
IMG_0340 Originally uploaded by jshiggins They carve bears with chainsaws! That's disgusting!!...
Posted by Steve Higgins at 4:16 PM • 3 Comments •
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