mammalian brain
acupuncture
Treating Sciencephobia – Or, how to read real science without getting a nervous breakdown.
For reasons that drive scientists close to despair, many media writers get science stories wrong. They make small advances look like Great Leaps Forward, and when really big steps take place they usually miss the real story. ...
biology of language
Is ROBO2 really a language gene? Hmmm…
The popular science media are wondering whether a genetic language code has just been discovered (near the gene ROBO on chromosome 3) … based on a correlation between a human gene variation and the number of words spoke...
attachment
You couldn’t be cuter — the power of the baby schema.
Facebook has it figured out: Baby faces make us feel good, they draw our attention. (Plus pictures of ladies with physically impossible breasts, judging by how often we see them in Facebook and the like). Baby faces have certa...
mammalian brain
From The Web – 7 kittens and a flying toy
A spectacular video of eye-paw coordination in 3-month old kittens. It could almost be faked, but it’s not. The kittens have different fur patterns, and their movements are not exactly timed. But it’s darned close!...
acupuncture
Winter SADness? Stick a light in your ear!
An wonderful English madrigal from 1598 by Thomas Weelkes goes “To shorten Winter sadness see where the nymphs with gladness Falala lala lala Falala lala lala” And the nymphs go dancing and singing through the tow...