“Dr. Brennan said the find was so shockingly obvious that she almost fell out of her chair.” —December 14, 2022 report in the New York Times.
Tag: anatomy
Plush Dissected Knit Creatures and Other Scientific Wonders
For several years, people have been able to experience the joys of plush microbes (these are awesome), plush subatomic particles, and even plush statistical distributions. Well, for people who are more into anatomy — or who want a soft way of learning about it — you can also get plush versions of dissected animals (and […]
Rolled-up bits of paper in her head
On paper, human anatomy can seem simple, especially in books with titles such as Clinical Anatomy Made Ridiculously Simple. But… Made of paper—quilled (rolled) paper—it most certainly is not. Not in the example here, anyway. The Collosal blog features some of the work of Lisa Nilsson, including this photo of one of her heads: (Thanks to […]
Art for the anatomist: Menau’s blood vein carafes
Etienne Menau makes vein carafes—carafes that look like giant blood veins or (if you’re picky about scale) arteries. Here’s one being filled with red wine: Menau makes other patterned, strange carafes, too. (Thanks to investigator Susan Dalton for bringing this to our attention.)