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Today in Stupid Human Body Tricks.

A man had strokes take out his entire visual cortex, leaving him blind. Thing is, researchers showed he actually *could* still see - his eyes were working and he was processing visual information - he was simply unable to consciously access the information.

(From 2008/9, but new to me)

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A slice of life.

jerril: I do not envy the scientist who has to pump an alligator's stomach

Me: If by "pump" you mean "dissect", it's not too bad.

jerril: No, pump.

Me: Right. Not as much fun.

jerril: The alligators aren't thrilled either.

Baby kangaroo and baby wombat are friends.