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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Posted on: September 11, 2008 10:20 PM, by Steve Higgins
"I guess a lot of you already know that "liberel" isn't a real word. But it sure was news to me! And now my face is as red as a mooseburger cooked up rare and painted in lipstick!" haha....
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When the joke is so elaborate as to stymy the patience of a person with 160 IQ I guess the joke aint funny. I tried but just could not find the patience for your rather trying material.
Posted by: Freemon Sandlewould | September 14, 2008 10:17 AM
My material? This post? what are you talking about? it's not my material.
Posted by: Steve Higgins | September 14, 2008 11:00 AM
Freemon Sandlewould:
I think you mean "stymie." You may want to spellcheck any posts in which you mention your IQ.
Posted by: Tommie | October 6, 2008 3:01 PM
Steve, while perusing your columns i thought about the licking toes part. Scroll down to Dalmatian Saved My Life and read about Gillian Lacey, and then you yourself consider a visit to the doctor.
Shelley, pester Steve until he makes an appointment with the doctor, please? I'm as serious as cancer.
Posted by: Kurt L Hanson | November 4, 2008 6:55 PM