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.
Ok ok.. how about 'Using science to kill the fewest people while seeking world domination'... hmm... maybe not that either, how about 'Using science to protect our way of life'
There we go!
Now that you know what we're talking about you can check out a podcast that I'm particularly interested in called Armed With Science.
Here's the schtick:
Research and Applications for the Modern Military, is a weekly webcast that discusses various applications of science and technology to military operations, and the cutting-edge scientific research and development sponsored by various defense offices. We will be interviewing scientists, administrators, and operators to educate and inform our listeners about the importance of science and advanced technology to the modern military.
I always consider the usefulness of my research in the real world and what I keep coming back to is military applications... I feel a bit guilty for that. Maybe this podcast will convince me otherwise.
Comments
I found another non-beneficial-to-society real-life application to visual attention research -- marketing/advertising.
Posted by: Katherine | April 1, 2009 4:40 PM
haha.. oh yeah! That's one I come up with all the time as well. I was so fixated on bombs I forgot about it ;)
Posted by: me | April 1, 2009 5:12 PM
I like very much the writings and pictures and explanations in your adress so I look forward to see your next writings.
Posted by: bose headphones | July 20, 2009 5:28 AM