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shoveling neurons

in the cerebellum

brain afire

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on cabbage world
brussels sprouts are called hobbits
their brains are small

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Ask for a security deposit

I said: nanobots make my skin crawl.

Don’t worry, said the Dr.,

they’ll just rent one lobe temporarily.

It’s true I need the money.

First publ. in DN 42, 1994.

Evolution, in your brain

http://evolution.ua.edu/2016-17-series.html/#Reid

This Thursday evening at 730, here in Tuscaloosa, Michael Anderson will be talking about brain evolution. I am really looking forward to this lecture (which is free and open to the public). There is a lot we don't know about how our brains work, and a lot more we don't know about how they came to be the way they are. It is an important area of research that should be of interest to everyone. After all, it is about us.

There are two more lectures after this one. And that is just the semester!

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Science education in Tuscaloosa


Great meeting Ann Reid and learning about strategies for effective science education, such as developing local community support groups, and putting young scientists in the classroom to help science teachers teach about evolution and climate change. If you want to get involved in this kind of program, visit the National Center for Science Education at ncse.com.. Good to see a local teacher I know at the lecture, and to meet a student who used to have a hyphenated name. Next ALLELE lecture Feb. 23: Michael Anderson on brain evolution.