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March 27, 2008
Growing up it seemed like the only science on television was Mr. Wizard, Nova, and Star Trek (ok ok ... it's fiction but most scientists love star trek). Now there are a number of channels that regularly feature science shows. National Geographic, the Discovery Channel, the Science Channel,…
March 26, 2008
We have TV psychics here in America that seem to do pretty darn well considering they are complete and utter frauds. In India they have a tantrik (black magician) who claims to be able to do things like cause a woman to lose her uncle, hit her head against the car door and find her legs covered…
March 24, 2008
That's right - No exercise - No Dieting. Just sit you your couch and EAT EAT EAT!
For $29.95 We'll come to your house and introduce this friendly parasite to your digestive system.
Once you've lost all the weight you need to you can just have expensive and painful surgery to remove your cute new…
March 21, 2008
Rev 1:16 And the robot spoke onto him "Nice Weather Today Sir" and out of his hand went a semi-automatic .22 rifle.
Rev 1:17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
Rev 1:18 I [am] he that liveth, and…
March 14, 2008
Here's a pretty cool African Grey doing crazy sound effects.
Another video after the fold.
Here's one of the most pointless - poorly drawn - boring you tube videos I've ever seen! I love it!
It's a girl drawing a neuron and all its parts :)
March 14, 2008
We here at Of Two Minds would like to announce a brand new training program that will help you improve your memory through the method of Long Term Depression. Because we use this fancy brain term you can be assured that the training is working.
Step One: Open list of words to study.
Step Two:…
March 13, 2008
Everyone and their mother is getting into the brain training game - researchers, the health care industry, video game companies, you name it! But... Every single one of them is a huckster trying to rip the elderly off (whether they realize it or not). Nearly every single one of these brain…
March 11, 2008
Brain Network Linked To Contemplation In Adults Is Less Complex In Children
A brain network linked to introspective tasks -- such as forming the self-image or understanding the motivations of others -- is less intricate and well-connected in children, scientists at Washington University School of…
March 10, 2008
ScienceBlogs is starting a new feature: The ScienceBlogs Super Reader Club. Of Two Minds gets to choose two lucky readers to participate. So what is this anyway?
From Ginny:Every week, each Super Reader will tag three favorite posts from the entire ScienceBlogs network. These tagged posts will go…
March 10, 2008
We're having commenting problems here at ScienceBlogs... sorry for the pain... we'll be back soon. Allllll better.
March 10, 2008
This is photoshopped right?!
Gosh I hope so! I'd be too embarrassed to take this little bugger for a walk! You need a cute dog to pick up girls at the park.
-via funnyjunk.com-
March 9, 2008
Welcome to a new weekly feature here at Of Two Minds, the Sunday Morning Funny Pages - well more like the Sunday morning single comic. Shelley or I will have an exciting new comic here every Sunday morning that should, at the very least, make you roll your eyes - and maybe even chuckle once or…
March 7, 2008
So I hate daylight savings time. It doesn't save energy, I doubt it helps farmers like it supposedly did, and I always forget to set my clocks back. How many of you have a clock that is only correct half of the year because you don't want to set it?
Now I have something else to get pissed off at…
March 7, 2008
The Internet Is Changing the Scientific Method | Wired Science from Wired.com
If all other fields can go 2.0, incorporating collaboration and social networking, it's about time that science does too. In the bellwether journal Science this week, a computer scientist argues that many modern problems…
March 7, 2008
I swear I'm not being paid... but it does follow the theme of our blog.
Check out their merchandise as well :)
Ok.. who is going to buy me one of these shirts?
HT: Sandra!
March 6, 2008
Ahhh... The Onion. It's so made for dorky scientists. This one is especially relevant to me.
DURHAM, NC--According to a study published Tuesday in the Journal Of Neuroscience, snapping three times in rapid succession is the most effective method for remembering the names of films and actors that…
March 5, 2008
Ok... for reals... this is what Therapists actually do.
Recognize the young Gregory House? It's always a little weird hearing a British accent coming out of his mouth.
HT: Mitch Harden
March 5, 2008
I'm a poor excuse for a psychologist. I have no idea, zero, ziltch, what clinical psychologists actually do on a day to day basis. I study vision - what do I need to know about the human psyche? I've never been anywhere even near a psych ward or a therapists office. Well unless I've walked by…
March 4, 2008
Over at 3.14, The Seed Overlords Official Blog(tm), Ginny (The overlord herself - is there a feminine version of that? The overlady? meh... doesn't have as good of a ring) wants to know whether teenagers can be scared away from drugs? D.A.R.E. is a complete and utter failure but there seems to be…
March 4, 2008
Whenever I walk down the hall someone pulls me aside and says "Help me Steve! I don't know what journal to submit my paper to. As a matter of fact, I'm not even sure who does research similar to me. I need to help find people to review my article. I don't know my own field that I'm publishing in…
March 4, 2008
A very shy guy goes into a bar and sees a beautiful woman sitting at the bar. After an hour of gathering up his courage, he finally goes over to her and asks, tentatively, "Um, would you mind if I chatted with you for a while?"
She responds by yelling, at the top of her lungs, "NO! I won't sleep…
March 4, 2008
If you have kids you might have seen them make some very funny errors early in their lives. They do things like try to sit on miniature chairs, try to climb into small houses, or drive toy cars. Why in the world do children make these scale errors?! Can't they see that the small versions only…
March 3, 2008
Since I'm on a superhero kick today I figured I'd highlight a kid who messes up nearly every computer he comes across. According to Engadget:
Joe Falciatano III from Pulaski, New York, seems to have simply the worst luck ever -- and some think it could be do to an overly magnetized touch. While…
March 3, 2008
So how does Superman do it! He can see through buildings and clothing (he checks out Lois Lane's underwear in Superman 1 - more on this later). Many have attempted to answer this question of the ages yet few have explored this in as much depth as J.B. Pittenger who published a study in the…