Wildlife around campus
The following pictures were all taken at Georgia Tech on May 4th. They capture only a tiny portion of the wildlife on campus.
Ricardo Martinez
Ricardo is an undergrad student. He isn’t sure why he’s writing this in the third person but has decided to uphold precedent.
La Balada del Gringo Perdido
Este artículo fue escrito en el 2012 por el profesor Joe Mendelson, director de investigación en el zoológico de Atlanta e instructor en Georgia Tech. Lo he traducido lo mejor que pueda, pero siempre hay cosas subjetivas y rarezas de…
Common Cat-astrophes
Finding and trying (usually unsuccessfully) to pet street cats is often one of the highlights of my day. Nevertheless, it is always somewhat bittersweet to find a feline friend outdoors, as it is almost certain that it is killing local…
One flesh, two minds
A good way to stop seizures is to simply cut the brain in half. Such a procedure isn’t performed after one or two episodes, but rather when a patient’s quality of life is starting to deteriorate considerably due to their…
Two symbols, infinite meanings
What do you think the following means? 1010 One-thousand and ten, right? What if I told you that it meant four-thousand one-hundred and twelve? Or three-hundred and fifty? Or simply ten? The truth is that all of these answers are…
Don’t call me bird-brained!
What’s wrong with you humans, using us as insults? Just the other day, I heard one of you call your boss a vulture! Now, I’m not here to deny that man’s covetous proclivities, but I happen to have a friend…
To be human or something else?
In 1982, forty-four percent of Americans did not accept evolution as fact. Nearly four decades later, that percentage has dropped to forty. I do not wish to list the myriad reasons for which my countrymen reject evolution. Instead, I will…
Microbial Mirth
Here are a few of the memes I made throughout the semester for BIOS 4607, Molecular Biology of Microbes, taught by Dr. Brian Hammer. At the risk of making these worse, I have provided a brief explanation under each meme.…