Tangled Bank #64

The Tangled Bank

The latest Tangled Bank is online (a little bit late) at Neurophilosophy. My notice is a little bit late, too, but in one of those odd coincidences, it's because I'm in London…as is this week's host, and I met him at the natural history museum yesterday.

Better late than never, and just in case you haven't read it already, head on over.

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Nice to meet you PZ. I would have liked to talk to you and Larry more over a beer - maybe next time!

I've posted the pic taken by the youngster in the queue. Do you remember the funny way he held the camera at first?