Nooooo! Not Paris Hilton!


The latest edition of Encephalon, the carnival of neuroscience, is using Paris Hilton as a theme, I think because the contrast is so great. It still hurts to read it.

I did find Jennifer Ouellette’s pocket biography of Ramon y Cajal an excellent corrective, at least — balance the photos of a 21st century airhead with the tale of a 19th century genius of neuroanatomy.

Comments

  1. philos says

    PZ: Is it possible to correct link to “Zygotic genes” (left column under A Taste of Pharyngula)?

    Thank you in advance.

  2. CalGeorge says

    Inquiring minds want to know:

    Is she an atheist?

    Apparently not. Of her prison experience, she writes:

    HILTON: It definitely — it was a very traumatic experience, but I feel like God does make everything happen for a reason. And it gave me, you know, a time-out in life to really find out what’s important and what I want to do, figuring out who I am. And I’m — even though it was really hard, I took that time just to get to know myself.

    Okay! That’s enough Paris Hilton!

  3. Ichthyic says

    And I’m — even though it was really hard, I took that time just to get to know myself.

    she learned how to masturbate?

    well, that’s always a useful skill, I suppose.

  4. says

    Hey PZ. Always wanted to ask…

    Where are the myriad of daily changing animal pictures coming from? I love em.