Monthly Archives: May 2011
The Owlman of Mawnan
On learning of the death this week of the last surrealist artist, Leonora Carrington at the ripe old age of 94, I did a little background research and was amazed to discover what a bizarre life she led. She hung out … Continue reading
Filed under In the News, supernatural
Cat Women & Parasitic Personalities
In August 2008, Rosemary Alvarez from Arizona thought she had the flu. She felt chronically tired and irritable. But when she started feeling numbness in her left arm and her vision became blurred, she knew it was more than flu. … Continue reading
Filed under General Thoughts, Research
Rock’n'Roll Scientists
I am on my way home by plane & train so this travel gives me an opportunity to blog my reflections on the past couple of days. As if you didn’t know, (& I wouldn’t let it slip your mind) … Continue reading
Filed under book publicity, In the News
The Fall of Rome?
For all you out there who are not fans of the Vatican, fear not, as the papal city and the rest of Rome for that matter, is to be reduced to rubble tomorrow according to seismologist Raffaele Bendandi. Already, many Romans … Continue reading
Filed under In the News, supernatural, Weird Story of the Week
Human Cheese Please
It was only a matter of time before someone came up with the bright idea of making cheese from human breast milk. You may remember that I covered this a couple of years ago when I blogged about the Swiss … Continue reading
Filed under General Thoughts, Weird Story of the Week
Ode to the Brain
I am working my little cotton socks off at the moment and likely to be so for the rest of the year. So in the interests of making you return to my blog often (I need your approval) I will … Continue reading
Filed under General Thoughts
Dogs Do Have a Theory of Mind
There has been some controversy about whether or not that dogs have self-awareness. For example, they classically fail the self-recognition mirror test where you surreptitiously place a dab of make-up on their face and see if they respond to it … Continue reading
Filed under In the News
Welcome to Head Lice Control
When my girls were younger, I remember the horror of discovering their first infestation of head lice. Despite the reassurances that “lice prefer clean hair” you still feel that a hoard of aliens have taken of the head of your … Continue reading
Filed under In the News, supernatural
