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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.
The Omnibrain 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, he is really a Ph.D. Candidate in Psychology 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.
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Category: Travel
Posted on: June 18, 2008 10:28 PM, by The Omnibrain
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 out the park pictures on my flickr site or some of the other great ones like Big Bend National Park, Russia, or Nepal.
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Comments
I'm totally jealous! Looks like an amazing trip.
Posted by: Sandra | June 18, 2008 11:37 PM
Ah, fond memories of the homeland - we'd have our dept research retreat up there during the 1st week of June. My grad student took her folks up around Estes and they were so enthralled by the chainsaw carved bears that she actually bought one for them at Christmas.
Wow, I can almost feel the very cool, dry morning air. You lucky bastard, Higgins.
Have fun, be safe, and thanks for the photos.
Posted by: Abel Pharmboy | June 19, 2008 6:10 AM