The fourth in a series of biophysical questions (one, two, three). If you put your hand on your chest you’ll probably realize that your heart is a bit left-of-center. Or perhaps not: about one in 10,000 people have their heart on the right. No one’s heart lies exactly on the body’s midline, nor does anyone’s … Continue reading Why is your heart on your left side? (Or is it?) — What is biophysics? #4
The third in a series of biophysical questions (one, two). Finding food is an essential activity for any organism. We and many other animals interpret sights, sounds, and smells to make decisions about where to go or what to do to get things to eat. But what about a bacterium, a single-celled organism just a … Continue reading Can a brainless bacterium navigate? (What is biophysics? #3)
This past term (Fall 2021) I taught a course on image analysis. It was a new course — not just new for me but completely new, though it grew out of an informal image analysis class I’ve taught “off the books” before and have posted about. The class went well, though I severely underestimated how … Continue reading Image Analysis: Reflections on a New Course
The Eighteenth Elephant 