http://docartemis.com/blog Fri, 07 Nov 2008 21:26:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Brain Science Podcast #49 is an interview with pioneering neuroscientist, Brenda Milner, PhD. Dr. Milner is known for her contributions to understanding memory and her work with split-brain patients. Her work as an experimental psychologist has been fundamental to the emergence of the field of cognitive neuroscience. This interview is ... http://docartemis.com/blog/2008/11/07/brain-science-podcast-49-dr-brenda-milner/ Episode 23 of Books and Ideas is an interview with Frank Wilczek, PhD from MIT. Dr. Wilczek won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 2004 and recently published an excellent book aimed at general readers: Lightness of Being: Mass, Ether, and the Unification of Forces. This book provides an ... http://docartemis.com/blog/2008/11/03/23-books-wilczek/ Episode 48 of the Brain Science Podcast is an interview with Gary Lynch, PhD, co-author of Big Brain: The Origins and Future of Human Intelligence. While it is generally agreed that one of the most striking features of the human brain is its large size, not everyone agrees ... http://docartemis.com/blog/2008/10/18/brainscience48-lynch/ Episode 47 of the Brain Science Podcast is a discussion of Principles of Brain Evolution by Georg F. Striedter. My goal is to highlight the main ideas of this complicated, and often controversial subject. Understanding the principles of brain evolution is an important element in our multidisciplinary attempt to ... http://docartemis.com/blog/2008/10/04/brain-science-podcast-47-introduction-to-brain-evolution/ Ginger as "The Mayor" (see below) Episode 22 of Books and Ideas is my summary of my recent trip to Dragon*Con 2008 in Atlanta, Georgia. It was a great opportunity to spend time with other podcasters, but the highlight of the weekend was our late night performances of Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along ... http://docartemis.com/blog/2008/09/30/22-booksandideas-dragoncon2008/ I am mystified by the polls that show how popular Sarah Palin with women voters, but today I got an email from a fan of the Brain Science Podcast who pointed me to a piece by Sam Harris that may shed some light on the phenomena. Harris is a neuroscientist ... http://docartemis.com/blog/2008/09/22/sarahpalinonthebrain/ [caption id="attachment_251" align="alignnone" width="150" caption="Dragon*Con 2008"][/caption] Brain Science Podcast #46 is a discussion of brain imaging with Dr. Shella Keilholz and Dr. Jason Schneiderman. The focus of our discussion is functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), which is revolutionizing neuroscience. We talked about both the strengths and weaknesses of this technique. Both ... http://docartemis.com/blog/2008/09/20/brain-science-podcast46-recorded-live-at-dragoncon-2008/ I usually avoid politics in my blogs and podcasts, but I just got an email that made me realize that I have to speak out against Sarah Palin. When she was first nominated I couldn't believe that the average American woman would fall for such an obvious ploy. However, the ... http://docartemis.com/blog/2008/09/13/why-i-have-to-take-a-stand-against-sarah-palin/ Have you ever wondered why a child with ADD can play videos games for hours but can’t concentrate on his homework for a few minutes? This is one of the paradoxes of attention-deficit disorder that  John J Ratey, MD, co-author of Driven To Distraction : Recognizing and Coping with Attention ... http://docartemis.com/blog/2008/09/08/brain-science-podcast-45-dr-john-ratey-explains-add/ I have posted my schedule of appearances for Dragon*Con 2008, which is being held in Atlanta, GA, August 28- September 1. Send me an email at docartemis at gmail.com if you would like to get together during the Con.  Please mark your schedule for the LIVE Brain Science Podcast Sunday ... http://docartemis.com/blog/2008/08/23/my-schedule-for-dragoncon-2008/