Put them all in a sack and hit them with a stick!
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For a wonderful example of Oliver Sacks' "romantic scientific method" at work - a method he borrowed, at least in part, from the great Russian neurologist A.R.
A few days ago, I briefly discussed the article by Oliver Sacks about geometric hallucinations in migraine aura.
A few of the recent pieces I've liked:
For our American viewers: you may not know the reference of the last phrase in the movie: "You look like Noddy". Think big head on little body in toy car. Noddy was my childhood friend, along with Andy Pandy, while I was < 5yrs old, in the UK, in the form of string puppets. Noddy actually has a web site - www.noddy.com - if you want the full saccharine experience. But the image Dara invoked for me was just priceless. I guess I have more context.
As for the stick - make it a big one, please.
Thanks, Greg.
The Mithell and Webb homeopathic A&E ("Emergency Room" for US speakers of "english") is also apposite :-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMGIbOGu8q0
Now there's someone who knows how to communicate science!