Biology

Yes, getting back to work and slowly directing my energies away from reflecting on the sadness from the last few months and seeing if I can get back into the office by throwing myself bodily at the door and upending the piles of research papers from the stacks that have started to collect dust. Moments [...]

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Throwing like a girl(’s brain)

by podblack on February 2, 2009

From Neuroanthropology – Throwing like a girl(’s brain): We’ve all read some of the discussions about differences in men’s and women’s brains, but the case of throwing overhand offers a cautionary tale about thinking we’ve found something inherent in being male or female. The danger is that we accept too quickly observed differences without digging a [...]

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Welcome to the enchanting spectacle that is the Giant’s Shoulders #5 at Podblack Blog! Inspired by classic science papers, this star-studded show presents its magic for both your entertainment and education. So, roll up, roll up – and be dazzled by these conjurers of science blogging! 1800s – patenting of the Bird Cage Illusion by [...]

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Love With A Bouquet Of Cabbages

by podblack on February 14, 2008

The time has come, the cuttlefish said To post on many topics, On cats, and rats, and cabbages Of polar zones and tropics And why a website downloads fast When sent through fiber oppics. Okay, maybe not quite! But my friend Digital Cuttlefish writes of love on his blog site in celebration of not only [...]

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Tangled Bank #97 – Now Out!

by podblack on January 24, 2008

Inoculated Mind brings it, as everywhere you go, you always take the weather with you! I have to say, being set in the frozen north, it’s a Tangled Bank blog carnival which features some great sensible and entertaining science reading – even though the tarmac on my driveway is melting in the heat! Those people [...]

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