This is exactly what I want: in his last will and testament, Jim Anderson has bequeathed his brain to me. He left lots of other stuff to other people, but clearly I'm his favorite because I got the best part.
I sure hope it's shipped express overnight. Five-day delivery could get…unpleasant.
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"I am of a sect by myself, as far as I know."
--Thomas Jefferson, 1819
We interrupt this transmission for a piece of Christian chronology. Did you know that the Epistles of Saint Paul are the oldest writings in the New Testament? Did you know that Mark, the oldest of the Gospels, was written just about the time of Paul's execution in AD 64/65?
"I think it's rarely about what you actually learn in class. It's mostly about things that you stay motivated to go and continue to do on your own." -Maryam Mirzakhani, on success in mathematics
a very thoughtful gift, indeed.
*ahem*
anywho... I'm wondering what you think about Matzke's rather quick and dirty assessment of Tyson's recent talk that's posted on the 'thumb today.
somehow, I think you might be able to give a bit more detailed analysis of Tyson's approach.
What's annoying for me is that I don't wear cologne.
Do you know a good recipe?
There's a recipe in Thomas Harris' Hannibal as I recall.
PZ, don't miss this opportunity. If you handle this right, you can one up the Body Works displays. Display the brain so its natural squishy wetness (or some facsimile thereof) is preserved. Make a high-res movie of a dissection of the brain. Display it partly dissected. Etc etc. This could take a lot of work and research, so start preparing now.
I figure I might as well send it before I die. After all, if Bill Dembski is right, I don't even need it.