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Seriously! The Brain!: The internal anatomy of a neuron

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Kate

So, I talked about neurons in the first two posts, one of them things like how long they are and how there are dendrites and axons. I talked about how long they could be. And, in the last post I … Continue reading →

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Seriously! The Brain!: Message Received

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Kate

As promised a month ago, today’s post is going to be about how a neuron sends and receives messages. When I sat through this lecture last semester, I was awed by this whole process. You want to talk about a … Continue reading →

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Stuff I have in my house soup

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Kate

Unfortunately my photography improvisation is not as up to snuff as my food improvisation. Every now and then I make a type of soup that I call “stuff I have in my house” soup. Guess what goes in it? That’s … Continue reading →

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Seriously! The Brain! 1: The Neuron

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Kate

There are two types of cells in the central nervous system neurons and neuroglia. Today I will be writing about the neuron, the most well known of the two types of neurons. I will start with the anatomy of a … Continue reading →

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VT’s Portion Control Challenge

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Kate

Seventeen days into the new year and this is the first blog post. I’ve been slacking; it is time to get cracking. The Spring Semester started up today and with the thought of new beginnings in mind, I decided that … Continue reading →

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2011: The best of the best of the best of this year

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Kate

I had planned on doing each of these as their own posts, but my sister has been here this week so we’ve been busy being up to no good. So, I’m doing them all now. The best things I’ve cooked … Continue reading →

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Something I learned from flipping through Martha Stewart’s Magazine

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Kate

  Hot apple juice is an excellent substitute for hot water when making tea on a cold morning. And, even though Martha Stewart recommended the Earl, I’m quite happy with the Lady (and even happier with Republic of Tea’s Vanilla … Continue reading →

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Review: The Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Kate

At the beginning of 2010, my sister and I saw the movie Invictus. It is an excellent sports film about the 1995 Rugby World Cup and Nelson Mandela’s enlisting of the South African team to win the cup and help … Continue reading →

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Something cool I’ve recently learned about the brain

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Kate

I don’t normally talk about things that I have learned whilst working on my PhD on this blog because I like to keep it as a sanity space for things that are outside of my work. But, I’ve learned something … Continue reading →

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Beans and Rice with Zucchini

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Kate

This is a recipe that isn’t really a recipe. I had these things: black beans, rice, zucchini, peppers (bell and chili) in my house and I thought that they would all go nicely together. I started by breaking out the … Continue reading →

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