Neuroscience, Computer Science and Education working together? Interesting...

Don't get me wrong - I love to sleep. But I would love it if I could live on only 4 hours of sleep - without beeing sleepy and grumpy and bitchy... I could do so much more!

Today I found an article about new findings on sleeping habbits of dolphins and killer whales. It turns out that the dolphin newborns don't sleep at all in the first month after birth. And their mothers adapt (I wonder if they get grumpy?):

"Their bodies have found a way to cope, offering evidence that sleep isn't necessary for development and raising the question of whether humans and other mammals have untapped physiological potential for coping without sleep"

OK, I want to try it. Where do I sign up?

(By the way, this article is based on a paper from the latest issue of Nature)

I don't know Cameron but I have read his blog. Actually, his was the first blog I have ever read. I found it while browsing the MIT website when I was looking up info for graduate schools.
From his blog, a whole new world opened for me - I found a whole network of blogs that I now read from time to time. And these blogs range from geek to personal to knit to quilt to craft to art to news... blogs. I have a list of blogs that I read on a regular basis, but when I have time I will follow links from these blogs on - and every time, it amazes me how many bloggers are out there and the topis that they cover!
I wonder what would Cameron think if he knew he got me hooked on knitting and quilting...

Anyway, he wants to graduate now so go help him!

For most the school is over. But today I had to submit a form to the graduate program I am starting in fall, officially accepting the offer and committing to start in the fall quater. I also found out, by chance, that I need to apply for parking. Now! In June. For end of September! Well, I could have easily missed that one... I now have a student ID and a pin to log into my "student info" for registering and...
It is exciting, but it hit me today! It hit me that this is really happening. I did not think I will need to do anything until registration is open, so I was a little unprepared for this.
I am going to be in school starting late September. Oh god! Am I ready for this. Am I ready for studying, classes, seminars, exams...
Will I be asking, in a few months, "What was I thinking!"?