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Good for Her, Good for Him, Bad for Both
We make decisions based on the data we see. One restaurant serves higher-quality food than another. One presidential candidate aligns more appropriately with our values. One surgical technique yields better outcomes. One applicant submits a stronger job application than a competitor. From these data, we decide what course of action to take. In many cases, these decisions are inconsequential. In…
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Pops, Shocks, Impulses
Take a balloon, blow it up, and quickly stick a needle through the rubber. What do you hear? You…
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What will a piano sound like on Mars?
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Radiation Risks
A recent discussion with a colleague on the Neurodomeproject centered on the acquisition of data by computed tomography (CT). Specifically, we sought volunteers for a non-medical imaging study. Volunteers were difficult, if not impossible, to obtain. Not…
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Plug Me In
I’m going to have a bit more fun with this blog post. For this thought experiment, I’d like you to suspend your disbelief. Imagine, for a moment, that someone offered you the chance to “plug” your body into a standard outlet and let yourself “charge.” All…
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Measuring the Speed of Light, using a moon?
Here’s a conundrum for you: Using only technology available hundreds of years ago, how could you…
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Triangles, Bridges, and Open Problems
Would you accept US$1,000,000 to solve a maths problem? Apparently, not everyone would say yes. A…
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Primes and Predation
A shrill whine is engulfing the east coast of the United States. Millions of bluish-black…
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Mass Casualty Incidents
In the wake of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings, I feel it is helpful to reflect, as many have already done, on the situation. Atul Gawande, for example, has already provided an excellent review of the preparedness of Boston’s hospitals. The city was…
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Limitations of Living Colors
When looking at pictures of animals in the wild, one may ask the question: Why are most of these…
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"Man must explore,"
said Apollo 15 Commander Dave Scott as he stood on the Moon’s surface. NEURODOME is a planetarium show that tries to explain why.
Humans are inherently curious. We have journeyed into space, and have traveled to the bottom of our deepest oceans. But no one has ever explained why man or woman “must explore.” What is it that sparks our curiosity? Are we hard-wired for exploration? Somewhere in the brain’s complex architecture lie the answers.
The NEURODOME project is a planetarium show that seeks to answer these questions. Combining planetarium production technology with high-resolution brain imaging techniques, we will create dome-format animations that examine what it is about the brain that drives us to journey into the unknown. Seamlessly interspersed with space scenes, the NEURODOME planetarium show will zoom through the brain in the context of cutting edge astronomical research. This project will present our most current portraits of neurons, networks, and regions of the brain responsible for exploratory behavior.
NEURODOME II: Liftoff!
For the first part of this series and to learn a bit more about 3D reconstruction of computed…
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A Troubling Divorce
The unhappy marriage between the United States government and science (research, education, outreach) ended this month. We’ve known for years now that the relationship was doomed to fail, with shouting matches in Washington and fingers pointed in all…
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(via NEURODOME I: Introduction and CT Reconstruction)
NEURODOME I: Introduction and CT Reconstruction
Those who work closely with me know that I am part of a project entitled Neurodome…
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Diving Through Dimensions
I recently made a purchase of a hand-blown Klein bottle. For those not familiar with the concept, a Klein bottle is an unorientable surface that was constructed by sewing two Möbius strips together. These surfaces are interesting in that we have a…
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Affordable Care Act and Free Clinics
The text below is modified from a document another Director and I wrote regarding our free clinic based in New York City. I feel it is necessary to disseminate this information in order to dispel beliefs that nearly all those living in the United States…
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