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ben.zimmerman (55)in #funny • 7 years ago
My First Short Story on Dbooks!
Hi Steemians, I just posted my first short story on dbooks , an awesome place to publish collections of things that you write on the steemit blockchain. I feel like…
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ben.zimmerman (55)in #dbooks • 7 years ago
Treats in the Basement Chapter 6: VI
This was an unexpected disasterfor Flard, and also for Dion who had committed fully to his role asco-conspirator. They had to move quickly if they were to get the…
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ben.zimmerman (55)in #dbooks • 7 years ago
Treats in the Basement Chapter 5: V
In the basement, the scene wasunfolding exactly as the sagely Dion had expected. After making sure that noone was impaled, the nice young woman in the basement asked young Larmy…
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ben.zimmerman (55)in #dbooks • 7 years ago
Treats in the Basement Chapter 4: IV
To say that the scene dismayedFlard would be a gross understatement. He was devastated by the discovery ofthis most improper love affair. First of all, Flard had reviewedhis…
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ben.zimmerman (55)in #dbooks • 7 years ago
Treats in the Basement Chapter 3: III
Never suspecting his eminentadvisor of such complete lapses of morning memories, Rupert Flard concludedthat this note must have been meant for him, as a flirtatious gesture from…
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ben.zimmerman (55)in #dbooks • 7 years ago
Treats in the Basement Chapter 2: II
One who reads such a note,without the image of any nice young woman in a basement, may interpret such amessage as a cheeky invitation to forget about what was best for one’s…
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ben.zimmerman (55)in #dbooks • 7 years ago
Treats in the Basement Chapter 1: I
Professor Bateman began his Wednesday as he began many daysin his progressively vaguer weeks, by waking up with a start from his chair asit began to slip backwards, banging his…
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ben.zimmerman (55)in #science • 7 years ago
Understanding the Mental Illness
Part of what I want to do with this blog is to help advertise certain movements in science, especially those that I find useful. Today I want to talk about the science around…
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ben.zimmerman (55)in #science • 7 years ago
More humans currently alive than dead - DEBUNKED!!!!!!
Someone once told me, as one of those interesting facts that you wouldn’t believe, that more humans were alive than dead. Due to exponential growth, they claimed, more humans…
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ben.zimmerman (55)in #nature • 7 years ago
Scientific Creativity - Mother Nature as a Muse
Science as Analysis and Art A lot of what I enjoy writing about is how scientists think about the world. I like to share those perspectives and to invite everyone into…
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ben.zimmerman (55)in #science • 7 years ago
How small should p-values be in the life sciences?
What's a p-value? In the life sciences, the bread and butter of scientific progress is hypothesis testing, where the scientist tries to disprove a “null hypothesis” in favor of…
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ben.zimmerman (55)in #news • 7 years ago
Sessions' Sloppy Stats
Today I’m taking a break from the usual science reporting to critically discuss some other reporting on statistics. I watched a news clip this morning with great frustration as a…
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ben.zimmerman (55)in #science • 7 years ago
Why is Exercise Good for the Brain? An Evolutionary Neuroscience Perspective
An Evolutionary Neuroscience Perspective We recently started a discussion on the utility of evolutionary neuroscience on current applications and understanding. In that…
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ben.zimmerman (55)in #science • 7 years ago
The Neocortex (?!?!?!) of an Extinct Cousin - Action Potential - June 26, 2017
Meet Grandpa! This is a therapsid, the ancient animal of which a hot, new paleontology thesis is making the rounds this week regarding the emergence of the much-vaunted…
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ben.zimmerman (55)in #science • 7 years ago
Why is science wrong sometimes?
Setting the Scene Why is science wrong sometimes? This is the question that I want to address, largely as a follow-up to @kyriacos‘s recent articles ( link , link ). I…
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ben.zimmerman (55)in #science • 7 years ago
Action Potential - June 12, 2017
The newest alcohol study… I’ll preface this to say that I don’t intend any of this to be healthcare advice, and I’m not that kind of doctor. Any aficionado of science news…
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ben.zimmerman (55)in #academic • 8 years ago
Addendum to Article on Steemit Addiction
I recently became aware that an article that I wrote did not properly attribute the super catchy phrase, 'ludic loop' to the creator. The term was coined by Natasha Dow…
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ben.zimmerman (55)in #academic • 8 years ago
Action Potential - February 7, 2017
Senator, Ph.D. There’s been a lot of talk recently of attempting to get trained scientists into political positions. Critics may look at this as another overreaction of the…
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ben.zimmerman (55)in #science • 8 years ago
Action Potential - Jan 24, 2017
Poopy science One thing I’ve learned from my short tenure in science is that often, when you get a result that is really surprising and difficult to explain, it ends up being…
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ben.zimmerman (55)in #science • 8 years ago
Action Potential - 1/19/2017
What about humans In neuroscience, culturing neurons and other brain cells is old hat. You’ve probably seen plenty of videos and pictures of neurons firing, growing, eating…
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