tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27193141337247509562024-02-20T18:28:15.849-08:00faciomorphismColm O'Dushlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04761146813764601425noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719314133724750956.post-14850022109585039062014-08-24T16:52:00.001-07:002014-08-24T16:52:16.704-07:00Angry flower face!<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3aoInuz6i2eIFhIJlVwKrLVMKHv5J9LebuwzuhkxdNCnHTPOLQtWdG2NDyJyrmwL4mEQ41DfaLP4j3tompnFhv7NUslaF09Df-lQw2q3D_c4aQn3AcpZnbSnWdLFnRAEDs4Stg2m_oQso/s1600/IMG_20140824_112951-736705.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3aoInuz6i2eIFhIJlVwKrLVMKHv5J9LebuwzuhkxdNCnHTPOLQtWdG2NDyJyrmwL4mEQ41DfaLP4j3tompnFhv7NUslaF09Df-lQw2q3D_c4aQn3AcpZnbSnWdLFnRAEDs4Stg2m_oQso/s320/IMG_20140824_112951-736705.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6051283951562914098" /></a></p> Colm O'Dushlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04761146813764601425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719314133724750956.post-6445682627740405482012-08-03T10:07:00.001-07:002012-08-03T10:07:07.941-07:00Easter Island head (sort of)<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYI8lcfC8aev9g_ixmhroHTGJYbci1uVdA3_LygrL8Ef6tNThG6ZsQqFYTtKAm_eAhnnbfR-ggsXGe4-BCMlSFhlMqspder4cCF8bkEpZl4gv2HTdqhGrX9sLwYHMCHL7Noto7595YvwqR/s1600/photo+1-727942.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYI8lcfC8aev9g_ixmhroHTGJYbci1uVdA3_LygrL8Ef6tNThG6ZsQqFYTtKAm_eAhnnbfR-ggsXGe4-BCMlSFhlMqspder4cCF8bkEpZl4gv2HTdqhGrX9sLwYHMCHL7Noto7595YvwqR/s320/photo+1-727942.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5772494580711046962" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKweHQEuldoV1rG_wK7lRDJ9uUSHrFW1nXEIO0azDbCwSORr8NdtPwXgyLhyphenhyphene01zsQKUJYgRVuj6-9_iJ0HYEos_zX6VWPf8i1WSRB2MJDPCItIyQ5Iy5j-pnitzGSKZTFfoJb3lrbUrxm/s1600/photo+2-729767.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKweHQEuldoV1rG_wK7lRDJ9uUSHrFW1nXEIO0azDbCwSORr8NdtPwXgyLhyphenhyphene01zsQKUJYgRVuj6-9_iJ0HYEos_zX6VWPf8i1WSRB2MJDPCItIyQ5Iy5j-pnitzGSKZTFfoJb3lrbUrxm/s320/photo+2-729767.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5772494582570118834" /></a></p>This mysterious character gazes out over your room, much like an Easter island head. He waits patiently for the universe to conspire to deflate your tire, but then he is ever at the ready to lend you a hand (or, rather you lend him yours).
<br>...but yes, he is really jut a pump.Colm O'Dushlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04761146813764601425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719314133724750956.post-59521251668055235672012-07-13T09:16:00.001-07:002012-07-13T09:16:44.100-07:00Dog-fan<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtumHAQLr3G_-BYdLUwiC-q-01gHQ2U0gKXpw9Ty26Od3KPMIr34jWI3fO40GxzcW4PocvpDdyIXc9AmxpBBa8Bfuteg8jh63hFBfA6lK-_7nbKUab2QGC4jwjCx4DJgShGMRvVBbZtQVp/s1600/photo+1-704101.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtumHAQLr3G_-BYdLUwiC-q-01gHQ2U0gKXpw9Ty26Od3KPMIr34jWI3fO40GxzcW4PocvpDdyIXc9AmxpBBa8Bfuteg8jh63hFBfA6lK-_7nbKUab2QGC4jwjCx4DJgShGMRvVBbZtQVp/s320/photo+1-704101.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5764688805742082818" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKkduwCXGD2hTl0yyIy7RRfmBaqweh9ItN_VE9lqAxxqKWFnFXahiYMOSgsXDlZGTUjtOs9HCpo2kcDQ1gf_TfvdY1XBxPrdk6k-sBdEz1QdVxxHCtlDkPaLogmbJAkj90gGM5AqAzNr4F/s1600/photo+2-706142.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKkduwCXGD2hTl0yyIy7RRfmBaqweh9ItN_VE9lqAxxqKWFnFXahiYMOSgsXDlZGTUjtOs9HCpo2kcDQ1gf_TfvdY1XBxPrdk6k-sBdEz1QdVxxHCtlDkPaLogmbJAkj90gGM5AqAzNr4F/s320/photo+2-706142.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5764688813666138242" /></a></p>Aww, this little dog/alien-like thing is so cute and happy! He's a real ^fan^ of your company. If you tweak his buttons he pants with excitement and heats up the room - what a handy little fellow indeed!Colm O'Dushlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04761146813764601425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719314133724750956.post-55754014493535530522012-07-08T15:23:00.000-07:002012-07-08T15:25:10.307-07:00Skull in the sand<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2DTKuxLtZ97daKW8Zzax6wKz881e4ryxJIeYuEOL3p2VIvnXVt386_owlWzY5pDASTw6K1wS1jZyG6Winhi7edPlljJIUvtWkrsyQoe_PeB_m2BYbbjWE35NbpsbuZM41ez0OH5hXsMYI/s1600/photo-710308.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2DTKuxLtZ97daKW8Zzax6wKz881e4ryxJIeYuEOL3p2VIvnXVt386_owlWzY5pDASTw6K1wS1jZyG6Winhi7edPlljJIUvtWkrsyQoe_PeB_m2BYbbjWE35NbpsbuZM41ez0OH5hXsMYI/s320/photo-710308.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5762928320647824194" /></a></p>Scary! This rocky is a bit like a scary skull. I actually see 3 faces in this, do you?Colm O'Dushlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04761146813764601425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719314133724750956.post-67712727120137992352012-07-07T11:40:00.000-07:002012-07-07T11:41:28.422-07:00Koala sweat patch!<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCYABmt_g2o-FO4i1k3eF1ZoeVK6ZODoB-m4D9btDyOrsvojgEl3MO8tUC3RgvzoGgZmJXGZDBbb79r8y9pe07qLg2aD63MMcA4RQCQmYuFP7RCGbjWmCxFToIay8VUCgea1vgAuQXsEhz/s1600/photo-788423.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCYABmt_g2o-FO4i1k3eF1ZoeVK6ZODoB-m4D9btDyOrsvojgEl3MO8tUC3RgvzoGgZmJXGZDBbb79r8y9pe07qLg2aD63MMcA4RQCQmYuFP7RCGbjWmCxFToIay8VUCgea1vgAuQXsEhz/s320/photo-788423.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5762499594839091906" /></a></p>Weird...Colm O'Dushlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04761146813764601425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719314133724750956.post-72225547523584198062012-07-07T10:48:00.000-07:002012-07-07T10:50:54.667-07:00Angry speaker!<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYsCpvT9ugBqS-iLUvfdbATN8QZyziK8RcDuNt6C-TBIIn4fEmyWFSGssaAwz8NwItK0kfmTjf2jSq1umBEhE5IoJGO_E-Tkp3cf0ha7gPJP6pBKSNcCqfCUjib2X_iYsZB7khyHu5oeTO/s1600/photo-754667.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYsCpvT9ugBqS-iLUvfdbATN8QZyziK8RcDuNt6C-TBIIn4fEmyWFSGssaAwz8NwItK0kfmTjf2jSq1umBEhE5IoJGO_E-Tkp3cf0ha7gPJP6pBKSNcCqfCUjib2X_iYsZB7khyHu5oeTO/s320/photo-754667.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5762486563870060994" /></a></p>I met this very angry speaker in Hogan's pub in Dublin last week. I was chatting to my friend Neil and Mr. Angry Speaker just shouted at me. To be honest, he just kept shouting at everyone, that's sort of what he does...Colm O'Dushlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04761146813764601425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719314133724750956.post-7750717312739214092012-06-29T19:39:00.000-07:002012-06-29T19:47:38.917-07:00Funny face<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIbv4qRv9GyOTRpxi5BMJ7DWB3vaGeoIHiosVnk_byxGlzRDXEC4ciN3izAuxPRTkbU7lV23kItlbKUYLBTwTd42dy1P8X1R316yxGiWyTqhq2OIyQl4xex7AbczDwmL2LxeqMivRS6FpL/s1600/photo+1-758918.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIbv4qRv9GyOTRpxi5BMJ7DWB3vaGeoIHiosVnk_byxGlzRDXEC4ciN3izAuxPRTkbU7lV23kItlbKUYLBTwTd42dy1P8X1R316yxGiWyTqhq2OIyQl4xex7AbczDwmL2LxeqMivRS6FpL/s320/photo+1-758918.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5759656202463441122" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_g-z2EOTwa23s2xsWTh1zcdeP94qY0zgB9hqhWvGOOs6lGN3-OdUrfhaSESKwfmT41eewNDu8KI8sFiEgXnTShrgq_vH2uqzTqYCp9cocnihLjgbS1HSo840iubYlMlKShVmoyinrSsKs/s1600/photo+2-760935.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_g-z2EOTwa23s2xsWTh1zcdeP94qY0zgB9hqhWvGOOs6lGN3-OdUrfhaSESKwfmT41eewNDu8KI8sFiEgXnTShrgq_vH2uqzTqYCp9cocnihLjgbS1HSo840iubYlMlKShVmoyinrSsKs/s320/photo+2-760935.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5759656203771633666" /></a></p>I say funny because this dude - the roof of a bus - has three sets of eyes. Depending on which you look at, he's got a different expression. Complex guy.Colm O'Dushlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04761146813764601425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719314133724750956.post-28293561296931053552012-06-29T19:30:00.000-07:002012-06-29T19:39:31.712-07:00Big mouth pottery<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixrJXDj6LiFB7Jx7rc3Z31ix_Mb5netDWX2k4jcgX9RcPXh8DcuJjdmVZWWXt65wi-a0oGwVPcuk_oj_s4uVcLs5cwRFGDqTDXYCL7qkgNFTpkP2MdV8_xQuWcS8bmG2OmxeoB5OOnVShS/s1600/photo-771713.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixrJXDj6LiFB7Jx7rc3Z31ix_Mb5netDWX2k4jcgX9RcPXh8DcuJjdmVZWWXt65wi-a0oGwVPcuk_oj_s4uVcLs5cwRFGDqTDXYCL7qkgNFTpkP2MdV8_xQuWcS8bmG2OmxeoB5OOnVShS/s320/photo-771713.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5759654106700197938" /></a></p>Wow, this dude has a big mouth! Looks a bit like an angler fish. Think he's pretty happy though, nice hat!Colm O'Dushlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04761146813764601425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719314133724750956.post-87904274025431197462012-06-28T04:58:00.001-07:002012-06-28T04:58:24.017-07:00The happy-faced spider<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1AcHetZJjvf8G2peep4ENzb6_DP7QWWN9twrdchNBXyicjbw0iVUqNaUuvL2trET48fvX-1lnMLF1bcA7x6GCCotVSQ4g-OKSt43PV8l5KUeQg-hwQBfh3REX7-ebSXu4H8PsqQ-1h0sx/s1600/photo-704018.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1AcHetZJjvf8G2peep4ENzb6_DP7QWWN9twrdchNBXyicjbw0iVUqNaUuvL2trET48fvX-1lnMLF1bcA7x6GCCotVSQ4g-OKSt43PV8l5KUeQg-hwQBfh3REX7-ebSXu4H8PsqQ-1h0sx/s320/photo-704018.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5759055952384741202" /></a></p>...or Theridion grallatora, for long! While not Faciomorphism in the strict sense (face-like human made objects), this is Sooo cool! I might put more of these up. It is curious though why the spider chose to be happy, why not really really angry?!!Colm O'Dushlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04761146813764601425noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719314133724750956.post-38600166579983894712012-06-19T15:56:00.001-07:002012-06-19T15:56:57.299-07:00Dead pink face<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0-nmBwbhZLUwj0oab7M8dVarTH6dEg_Tj2G89ei-OtqiJ6FLIkgEe-6A-5YoYT64iwezcMyrm86XYsJwj7yONK2Qks3mrrOxf3ysZAIL9N9zrX5z2FFPLZk6xFXpvzYjJp4iVWLY1q1x9/s1600/photo-717300.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0-nmBwbhZLUwj0oab7M8dVarTH6dEg_Tj2G89ei-OtqiJ6FLIkgEe-6A-5YoYT64iwezcMyrm86XYsJwj7yONK2Qks3mrrOxf3ysZAIL9N9zrX5z2FFPLZk6xFXpvzYjJp4iVWLY1q1x9/s320/photo-717300.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5755885892814376898" /></a></p>Shaun Purcell noticed this guy in his office. Don't know how the poor fella died :(Colm O'Dushlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04761146813764601425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719314133724750956.post-24141173609195197412012-06-08T14:26:00.001-07:002012-06-08T14:26:53.936-07:00Blue-nosed bucket<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV7v7Sz6GLc8qiYySdVPJnUnw1JeFmLuT70hyVqzdjNsRJZsHOdzPMib-SZxolIZJzmrBtlWk3SnpsqrEspcIfQjAnT1y6VrFwHDcL18ukUerjTkMLnjg5e6j09epBJ2R6nvgCEx421WXE/s1600/photo-713937.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV7v7Sz6GLc8qiYySdVPJnUnw1JeFmLuT70hyVqzdjNsRJZsHOdzPMib-SZxolIZJzmrBtlWk3SnpsqrEspcIfQjAnT1y6VrFwHDcL18ukUerjTkMLnjg5e6j09epBJ2R6nvgCEx421WXE/s320/photo-713937.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5751780755217180018" /></a></p>This nosey individual sits on a shelf in the lab. He helps out sometimes but generally just wants to hear all the gossip. In fact once he leaned over to try to hear Lydie when she was whispering and fell off the shelf - that's how his nose got bent!Colm O'Dushlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04761146813764601425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719314133724750956.post-41372243110453685252012-06-08T14:22:00.000-07:002012-06-08T14:23:03.729-07:00Mr. Fancy Hat<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5aK42Y1TWC_3ZT_gITHefw459BX_ViIqJlHZiPhBvzHzokEDk-HNTjunXGt65NjyPsuLOJTBoBTEdxpmF7d_bRT4pjv45JfEEVJQezSrzGvv83NzSGD7JvSVwvZnQNGJyw_1wHqeksp2-/s1600/photo-783730.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5aK42Y1TWC_3ZT_gITHefw459BX_ViIqJlHZiPhBvzHzokEDk-HNTjunXGt65NjyPsuLOJTBoBTEdxpmF7d_bRT4pjv45JfEEVJQezSrzGvv83NzSGD7JvSVwvZnQNGJyw_1wHqeksp2-/s320/photo-783730.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5751779764364700194" /></a></p>Check out the cap on this guy. Very fancy indeed! Weird earrings though.Colm O'Dushlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04761146813764601425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719314133724750956.post-48608122647627443112012-06-01T09:00:00.001-07:002012-06-01T09:00:44.973-07:00Scary helmet<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_hnR9vvRAh8vU0y4Nc7NiXL9pMkLWWpz5r8BGu53iLouqIfe4VN0jB2AlxqhCnf0Z-HFgRPTOgJJrD_t0-8XzyJ5bvVLDH_to12KuwpO-Is-3zLzeyNgI2w2a8yC_eBo7M3XY3TlpL-y3/s1600/photo-744974.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_hnR9vvRAh8vU0y4Nc7NiXL9pMkLWWpz5r8BGu53iLouqIfe4VN0jB2AlxqhCnf0Z-HFgRPTOgJJrD_t0-8XzyJ5bvVLDH_to12KuwpO-Is-3zLzeyNgI2w2a8yC_eBo7M3XY3TlpL-y3/s320/photo-744974.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5749099108111392578" /></a></p>This cucumber-like bike helmet looks surprisingly angry and scary for one with such a nobel role. Even mouth is a nutcase! I like to think that he is tying to scare the dangerous cars away so that Lydie (his owner) is safe.Colm O'Dushlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04761146813764601425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719314133724750956.post-69868063567085506722012-05-20T10:47:00.001-07:002012-05-20T10:47:57.531-07:00Happy sausage!<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFbL7etbdS71qZ9L6TWPWOzbEkjdPIh8kTMgVwTpgAQnkOprcT5cRlb0veSLK2fblP3MYeEdvz5JSaUT8-u9b-01YHT2VU_icyiUSHW2VBnHXSOidD2DwLmRJlTO-PR-07Es-LkgRdd5zM/s1600/photo-777532.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFbL7etbdS71qZ9L6TWPWOzbEkjdPIh8kTMgVwTpgAQnkOprcT5cRlb0veSLK2fblP3MYeEdvz5JSaUT8-u9b-01YHT2VU_icyiUSHW2VBnHXSOidD2DwLmRJlTO-PR-07Es-LkgRdd5zM/s320/photo-777532.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5744673712930379026" /></a></p>Pat the pattie was happy to be eaten :)Colm O'Dushlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04761146813764601425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719314133724750956.post-63510523507915225602012-03-16T13:31:00.003-07:002012-03-16T13:34:38.886-07:00Carrot love!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLsDJfuMDT9Zp6JXnGVCE39ZiTCTtSyHW3yB95NhkfBQX-3o_eXOxAoFjDVogwHOEfTP2yqE_F7Piz0VxKELFJgwPHEvrfNCseaUrtxilvDUYQ2pM42wkV4t8kFNFUyinGQqX8QD6kucea/s1600/carrot_love.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLsDJfuMDT9Zp6JXnGVCE39ZiTCTtSyHW3yB95NhkfBQX-3o_eXOxAoFjDVogwHOEfTP2yqE_F7Piz0VxKELFJgwPHEvrfNCseaUrtxilvDUYQ2pM42wkV4t8kFNFUyinGQqX8QD6kucea/s320/carrot_love.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720595835003285890" /></a>Aw...these guys looking are out for each other. True love :) Orange you glad to have a friend...<div><div><br /></div></div>Colm O'Dushlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04761146813764601425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719314133724750956.post-60768831329056419732012-02-04T11:55:00.000-08:002012-02-04T12:01:36.315-08:00Spooky, happy, octopus house thingOk ok, bit of a vague description there! But what is it? I'm pretty sure it's harmless. Maybe that's a moustache and its mouth is a big "O". Maybe it's trying to figure out what we are...in-ter-est-ing...<div><meta charset="utf-8">(Thanks to Lydie for this one)<br /><div><br /><div><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYwTBaEl9EfbFxtajru-eM7jfeX0YW0EVaUlcK7atiP7T6q4y9UIDyASL1wwisrfLXEBtWlSMqvzvakBlfO3yYFvinBx4Orn5VB0K44UzQhicskpaBoe2uCarI3RQRVLbtEPVUACYHSy6P/s320/hohohodecoration.JPG" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705372010503152178" /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Colm O'Dushlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04761146813764601425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719314133724750956.post-79477904247806731922012-02-04T11:51:00.000-08:002012-02-04T12:01:53.322-08:00Ugly But Happy!My, what a big nose this guy has. But he doesn't care one bit. His job is very important; he makes sure there's lots of hot water every day so that people can keep themselves nice and clean - a very nose-bel job!<div><meta charset="utf-8">(Thanks to Lydie for this one)<br /><div><br /><div><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoJMNT-Ni50qOceCa-OHub7KPcH8KhtWneZpQsyZ_ZkRSqKdGqn_0BRoS1MQXwngtR_ddjEWNBV13XPlCk1z442mHsQXQln7mUyLJcoTkq17lg8rdSA8Pky2J7prJiY3e9VeTj6zYkvdEW/s320/huglybuthappy.JPG" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705371420072808162" /></div><div> </div></div></div>Colm O'Dushlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04761146813764601425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719314133724750956.post-37681292669801457912012-02-04T11:47:00.000-08:002012-02-04T12:02:09.688-08:00The Black Swan<div>There's always one in every family, isn't there? Well, plug sockets are no different. This guy look like he was adopted - he definitely didn't get that nose from his parents!<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><meta charset="utf-8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal; ">(Thanks to Lydie for this one)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0KuDxyqPdZVmw_X6Q729KxWytNAlsCKOA8da1f4ix4RhzXHVIy-Lsr9qNKaKLCSRfvB7z7SdjXJRVqiJM_W5OZvQ2kpXJUaX642d9RkfJDFL_xToXQh339CXN8fUqMTvNbGUfZ6uE0C7Z/s320/the+blackSwan.JPG" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705370294099242082" /></span></div>Colm O'Dushlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04761146813764601425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719314133724750956.post-50416276547538106382012-01-11T16:52:00.001-08:002012-01-11T16:52:36.675-08:00The big-eared angry pepper!<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNcxND-N_lrZxE-cnVj2XR68wgdrEZY1Drh-G9nJtPd8Ch8dmFMuPKpa0K5RQoP-V951rC2UB9tSsRKFxrQqV940appgPMDMvIp-msvJYI9c_ahvSDgYWKWPNojXQ8Z7Fg7v_3c5KKv50Y/s1600/photo-756676.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNcxND-N_lrZxE-cnVj2XR68wgdrEZY1Drh-G9nJtPd8Ch8dmFMuPKpa0K5RQoP-V951rC2UB9tSsRKFxrQqV940appgPMDMvIp-msvJYI9c_ahvSDgYWKWPNojXQ8Z7Fg7v_3c5KKv50Y/s320/photo-756676.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696542067089451506" /></a></p>DO NOT mess with this guy. He is really angry. With that big mouth and four nasty teeth, you know you're in trouble if he gets a hold on you! Of course, I wouldn't be too pleased either if someone cut me in half...Colm O'Dushlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04761146813764601425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719314133724750956.post-87244283608962065982012-01-10T15:36:00.000-08:002012-01-10T15:39:33.290-08:00A ghost in the water...(thanks Lydie)<div>At least that's what I <i>think</i> it is. Very scary guy indeed. Perhaps he is lurking underwater, waiting to eat you if you fall in......<br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQh_Fy8jMujkDXP3p4qL-adLWO5kdow_D1zEMSkqIfN0cSToK33HO9VsJ4tlJ-0ycIxvrQ1JvPdntFh9Fc9RKBeJMVE_e25m_dsEQ_i605ue71qUWnfk-W52SJlnkaaY_Fzprr9zckf2t7/s1600/ghost.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQh_Fy8jMujkDXP3p4qL-adLWO5kdow_D1zEMSkqIfN0cSToK33HO9VsJ4tlJ-0ycIxvrQ1JvPdntFh9Fc9RKBeJMVE_e25m_dsEQ_i605ue71qUWnfk-W52SJlnkaaY_Fzprr9zckf2t7/s320/ghost.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696151788503617522" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Colm O'Dushlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04761146813764601425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719314133724750956.post-85558274747990666972012-01-10T15:01:00.001-08:002012-01-10T15:03:24.969-08:00At last, recognition!Yippee! <div>Finally, we have good information on how us mad faciomorphically-tuned weirdos are tuned. The following is taken from <a href="http://m.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/01/brain-face-recognition/">http://m.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/01/brain-face-recognition/</a></div><div>Enjoy!<br /><div><br /></div><div><h1 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 30px; font-family: tandelle-1, tandelle-2, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 30px; text-align: -webkit-auto; -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; ">How the Brain Spots Faces</h1><div class="entryDescription" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.5; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-align: -webkit-auto; -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; "><ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-style: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: square; "><li class="entryAuthor" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-style: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; display: block; ">By <a href="http://m.wired.com/wiredscience/author/wireduk/" title="Posts by Wired UK" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-style: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-decoration: none; ">Wired UK</a> </li><li class="entryDate" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; display: inline; ">January 10, 2012 | </li><li class="entryTime" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; display: inline; ">10:00 am | </li><li class="entryEdit" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-style: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; display: inline; "></li></ul></div><div class="entry" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 20px; text-align: -webkit-auto; -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-style: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.5; "><em style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; ">By Mark Brown, Wired UK</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-style: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.5; "><b>Our brains are made to find faces. In fact, they’re so good at picking out human-like mugs we sometimes see them in a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Man_of_the_Mountain" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-style: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 124, 165); text-decoration: none; ">jumble of rocks</a>, a bilious cloud of <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1266403/Iceland-volcano-space-The-dramatic-ash-plume-engulfing-Britain-seen-above.html" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-style: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 124, 165); text-decoration: none; ">volcanic ash</a> or some craters on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_in_the_Moon" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-style: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 124, 165); text-decoration: none; ">Moon</a>.</b></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-style: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.5; "></p><div class="partner_bug align-right" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-style: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; ">But another amazing thing about our brain is that we’re never actually fooled into thinking it’s a real person looking back at us. We might do a second take, but most normal brains can tell the difference between a man and the Moon.</div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-style: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.5; ">Neuroscientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology wanted to <a href="http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2011/face-perception-0109.html" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-style: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 124, 165); text-decoration: none; ">investigate</a> how the brain decides exactly what is and is not a face. Earlier studies have shown that the fusiform gyrus, located on the brain’s underside, responds to face-like shapes — but how does it sort flesh from rock?</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-style: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.5; "><span id="more-91947" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-style: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; "></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-style: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.5; ">Pawan Sinha, professor of brain and cognitive sciences at MIT, and students created a procession of images ranging from those that look nothing like faces to genuine faces. For the ones in the middle — structures, formations, smudges and shapes that give us a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareidolia" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-style: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 124, 165); text-decoration: none; ">pareidolic</a> reaction that causes us to see a face — they used photographs that machine vision systems had falsely tagged as faces.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-style: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.5; ">By doing a series of one-to-one comparisons, the human observers rated how face-like each of the images were. And while the subjects sorted out the photographs, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) was used to scan their brains and look for activity.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-style: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.5; ">The neuroscientists found different activity patterns on each side of the <a href="http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2011-12/09/the-knowledge-changes-the-brain" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-style: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 124, 165); text-decoration: none; ">brain</a>. On the left, the activity patterns changed very gradually as images became more like faces and there was no clear distinction between faces and non-faces. The left side would flare if someone was looking at a human or an eerily face-like formation of rocks.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-style: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.5; ">But on the right side, activation patterns in the fusiform gyrus were completely different between genuine human faces and face-like optical illusions. There was no fooling the right side of the brain, no matter how much they resembled a face.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-style: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.5; ">The researchers could conclude that the left side of the brain ranks images on a scale of how face-like they are.The right side makes the categorical distinction whether or not it’s a human face.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-style: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.5; ">The left side of the fusiform gyrus actually flared up before the right side supporting the hypothesis that the left side does its job first and then passes information on to the right side. (Though because of the sluggishness of fMRI signals, which rely on blood-flow changes, the timing does not yet constitute definitive evidence).</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-style: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.5; ">“The left does the initial heavy lifting,” Sinha says. “It tries to determine how face-like is a pattern, without making the final decision on whether I’m going to call it a <a href="http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2011-11/16/voice-lessons" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-style: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 124, 165); text-decoration: none; ">face</a>.” The right’s job is to make the final call.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-style: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.5; ">This clear distribution of labour is one of the first known examples of the left and right sides of the brain taking on different roles in high-level visual-processing tasks.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-style: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.5; "><a href="http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/wiredscience/2012/01/bathtub-face-benaud-flickr.jpg" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-style: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 124, 165); text-decoration: none; "><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-91949" title="bathtub-face-benaud-flickr" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/ybZdyg8KL5fDRifJda5yE114lKx6BVma1e6H9JujSUw-d32qVOousxt_d_UMKlaTnactLbyd42kyttst_noY-wxAkBIoVGNVVg=s220" alt="" height="165" width="220" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-style: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: middle; " /></a></p></div></div></div>Colm O'Dushlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04761146813764601425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719314133724750956.post-45799092700371340522012-01-08T11:15:00.001-08:002012-01-08T11:15:32.644-08:00Alien face in the bathroom!<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxoGtm8Khkr92X4JNJyfKK4FeC4cXTx-8KzZ8CtTqhScqxyBTUdmAV8PAQ_-g432QaOCQGBhMGMxa3H7EoPZbO_A0dPkZ_RJPWQflpAIAtxYJlndl-wwKiftbx9IDRGweZomEQvmQKGgaW/s1600/photo-732645.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxoGtm8Khkr92X4JNJyfKK4FeC4cXTx-8KzZ8CtTqhScqxyBTUdmAV8PAQ_-g432QaOCQGBhMGMxa3H7EoPZbO_A0dPkZ_RJPWQflpAIAtxYJlndl-wwKiftbx9IDRGweZomEQvmQKGgaW/s320/photo-732645.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695341955589483506" /></a></p>As I innocently attended the bathroom, I stumbled (literally, I was in a pub) upon this little guy. He stared at me, somewhat bewildered and perhaps a little sad or shocked. Maybe he should have chosen a better destination for his first visit!Colm O'Dushlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04761146813764601425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719314133724750956.post-64423221495962803032011-12-13T14:52:00.000-08:002011-12-13T16:09:43.955-08:00Policeman tower<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeAaBjwD1v2-OQr0-pHWKXybXP-rIC6a5g5v_d0PRQZV7d716lJ2HQrX_h2KRnI1_axYpKstQKVSqCdi-K3BrQek_ax4fNhBbXgNHefbgXFvTKrOr74u1q1QVB6nwZ6K-DmGV2SJE8ZTkM/s1600/photo-783955.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeAaBjwD1v2-OQr0-pHWKXybXP-rIC6a5g5v_d0PRQZV7d716lJ2HQrX_h2KRnI1_axYpKstQKVSqCdi-K3BrQek_ax4fNhBbXgNHefbgXFvTKrOr74u1q1QVB6nwZ6K-DmGV2SJE8ZTkM/s320/photo-783955.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685769551501171122" /></a></p>With his English-style police cap, this guy watches over the residents of Harvard square, a very important job indeed!Colm O'Dushlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04761146813764601425noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719314133724750956.post-56629030095986992632011-11-15T11:44:00.000-08:002011-11-15T12:18:01.771-08:00Special entry - www.protein-art.com!A very special entry this week from Maja Klevanski...facio-proteo-morphism...or something! Maja sees wonderful art in protein structures. Check out<a href="http://www.protein-art.com"> www.protein-art.com</a> for more. I have to say this is REALLY COOL stuff! <div><br /></div><div>An example:</div><div><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_z-tfD1jyL7s/TSuE-wi2RZI/AAAAAAAAFGI/oY1U9jheCss/1Y7N_Papagei_a_kl.jpg" /></div><div><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_z-tfD1jyL7s/TSuE_Dx8obI/AAAAAAAAFGM/6INjqfTgMKo/1Y7N_Papagei_b_kl.jpg" /></div><div><br /></div>Colm O'Dushlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04761146813764601425noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719314133724750956.post-82410404131156073212011-11-14T13:49:00.001-08:002011-11-14T13:49:11.832-08:00Stapleman!<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJwnkIrqX5jXiGSfwuHHfZgQwhHTw9eFWZH3h-FRUHcua_x1XrOrPnElyPmncTdLW2yOIA53XWA-6OvUGAI4pyBjkSZYv1JuamomqHtPt7vZw2LgCJhraVOI5DeKjt6whuaF8_-ImW-gQ1/s1600/IMAG0104-751833.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJwnkIrqX5jXiGSfwuHHfZgQwhHTw9eFWZH3h-FRUHcua_x1XrOrPnElyPmncTdLW2yOIA53XWA-6OvUGAI4pyBjkSZYv1JuamomqHtPt7vZw2LgCJhraVOI5DeKjt6whuaF8_-ImW-gQ1/s320/IMAG0104-751833.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674971865743295154" /></a></p>Thanks to Heather Camarata for sending me on a picture of the infamous "STAPLEMAN". He is some stapler for one stapler. It is said that he as crushed at least 2000 staples in his jaws...wow! <div><br></div> Colm O'Dushlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04761146813764601425noreply@blogger.com5