Farrago

Not much science here, just a personal hodgepodge, hence a farrago.

If you want to give a truly dreadful presentation in a seminar (or an awful talk at a scientific meeting), here are some tried-and-true tips that will help you achieve that dubious goal.

Dugald Stewart is virtually unknown today, but that Scottish philosopher had some really smart insights into human cognition, including how one could improve one's memory. To whet the appetite, here's a little sample of Stewart (1753-1828).

My passion for hot peppers stimulated me to prepare a short piece on the psychophysics of pepper pungency.

Here's my academic genealogy, acknowledging some of the giants on whose shoulders I stands totter.

A few of my stained glass projects. One day I'll get around to posting a photo of my stained glass human brain (lateral view of left hemisphere of course).

Halloween 2009. Watch your back, Captain Jack	Brain talk with some fourth graders. December 2009 at Mt. Pleasant Elementary