Tag Archives: Interesting

Rain, Music and Solitude

Posted on March 14, 2012 by oddtonic

Par for the course, the entire 10-day forcast is rain. Winter enters the home-stretch into a cold and rainy spring. I like the flowers but it’s damn cold out there today. I’m feeling particularly introverted, dark and stormy myself. Country … Continue reading →

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Striking Photography and Vintage lovelies; an Artistic friend with benefits!

Posted on August 21, 2011 by oddtonic

I love finding new artists and crafters on Etsy lately… it’s extra special when it happens to be a friend! Charleen of Charleen Scott Imaging and Toolesque vintage has just listed a whole bunch of goodies I am drooling over right … Continue reading →

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Robot Babies, Robots Evolve Altruism and Robot-riding Babies

Posted on May 12, 2011 by oddtonic

So this is how the baby robot take-over begins: Patterns of Nonverbal Emotional Communication Between Infants and Mothers to Help Scientists Develop a Baby Robot That Learns “The babies teach the researchers how to program the robot, and in training the … Continue reading →

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Geek Out – Current Research and Parenting Prep

Posted on April 27, 2011 by oddtonic

3+ weeks to go! I’m sure my brain has melted with thoughts of baby. I’ve given up making coherent, concrete steps towards preparedness and am content to wander from rocking chair, to kitchen, to sewing machine, to computer accomplishing little … Continue reading →

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Logical Positivism, Science Video Links

Posted on April 21, 2011 by oddtonic

I knew nothing about logical positivism until I saw this little clip. “The main thought behind logical positivism was the notion that all worthwhile knowledge is scientific knowledge.” It was really interesting to see what I would call stirrings of … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Science and Music – Ode to the Brain by Symphony of Science

Posted on March 23, 2011 by oddtonic

From the first Symphony of Science video I saw, I fell completely in love with the concept. John Boswell (user melodysheep on youtube) skillfully blends original compositions of music with spectacular imagery and auto-tuned quotes from some of the most … Continue reading →

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Brain Computer Interface Science Breakthroughs; Where do I sign up for giant mech training?

Posted on February 22, 2011 by oddtonic

While I am riveted to the news coming out of the Middle East and Wisconsin right now, I have to balance that with some less rage-inducing news and “Brain Computer Interface” (or  BCI) research is just what I need. I … Continue reading →

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My New Photography Hero, Philippe Halsman

Posted on January 18, 2011 by oddtonic

I love learning more about images I have seen but knew nothing about, and I have seen quite a few of Halsman’s photos without realizing it… and so have you! Amirite? According to Visual News (my new favorite website, by … Continue reading →

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Science, Inspiration and Crochet

Posted on April 3, 2010 by oddtonic

I often find inspiration in odd places. Here is a great example: I came across this short video about human development and evolutionary history with a great CG model of coiled up DNA (it’s at 3:00 in the video). And … Continue reading →

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