I defended! I still can't believe the big day has come and gone. I thought about writing a lengthy narrative reflection of my time in graduate school, the best and hardest experiences, and everything I've learned that wasn't about brains. But you don't want to read that and I don't want to write it. One …
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Introduction to Neural Engineering
Through my involvement with the CSNE at UW, I was able to teach a six-week course on neural engineering for high school students in summer 2016 and again in 2017. I've now turned that live course into an online version, which includes six hours of video lectures, instructions for three hands-on demos, homework assignments, and …
Science of Frankenstein – Halloween at Pacific Science Center 2017
I was lucky enough last year to talk about the neuroscience of zombies at Pacific Science Center. And this year I had the delight that they let me come back to talk about the science of Frankenstein! I discussed the neuroscience of Frankenstein's creature, some of the scientific advancements he would have had to make …
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I wrote a paper!
And people are saying nice things about me AND my paper on the internet!
DIY brain hat!
I have been inspired by the rush of brain hats on the internet of late. And you too can make a brain hat! It's an easy project - you only need to know how to knit, purl, and decrease - but long. (You have to make approximately a bazillion brain ridges.) I adapted my pattern …
It’s 2017, where’s my cyborg?
Last week my lab mate James and I gave a talk at the Pacific Science Center on the present and future of brain-computer interfaces. It was pretty rad. I'm sorry we missed you there (unless you came, in which case thanks for finding my website!) but you can still check out the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVOYpDWT8Qk and …
Do droids feel pain?
One of my favorite parts of my existence as a scientist is the wild range of questions people ask me. My favorites include "how do I know when I have to pee?" (asked by a ~2 year old, to his parents' mortification) and "if zombies are a nervous system virus, then what are vampires?" Today: …
Neuroscience of Zombies, watch now!
Missed me at the Neuroscience of Zombies at Pacific Science Center? Want to catch my zingers in the Q&A again? Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vu50Yhif8dE
Neuroscience of Zombies, 10/28!
Come see me at Pacific Science Center on Wednesday 10/28 for a very special Halloween edition of Science in the City: The Neuroscience of Zombies! Free for PSC members and $5 for everyone else. More info here!
A scientist, an engineer, a physician, and a mathematician walk into a bar
A scientist, an engineer, a physician, and a mathematician walk into a bar. The scientist says, "let me investigate the selection of drinks that are found in this habitat." The engineer says, "I see your tap is making my beer too foamy - let me build a better one." The physician says, "let's observe the effects on …
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