Homepage and ramblings of a neuroscientist-turned-science-writer.Tumblr (3.0; @brianmossop)http://brianmossop.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3e448ba13299854b4a0104b0f809c16b/tumblr_ml3rsulIDI1qbh26io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://www.itsokaytobesmart.com/post/47726577232/oatmeal-mantis-shrimp">jtotheizzoe</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>If you haven’t seen the new comic at <strong>The Oatmeal: “<a href="http://theoatmeal.com/comics/mantis_shrimp">Why the mantis shrimp is my new favorite animal</a>”</strong>, then check it out. Because that is one bad mofo crustacean.</p> <p>With fists of fanatical fury and the most advanced vision system on the planet, I feel like the mantis shrimp is just evolution’s warning to us all: “<em>Keep your shit under control, or else I’ll make this thing rhino-sized in a heartbeat</em>.”</p> <p>Radiolab featured this little guy’s amazing vision <a href="http://www.radiolab.org/2012/may/21/">in an episode on colors</a> last year. And Ed Yong was into mantis shrimp before they were cool, so <a href="http://stich.it/siMTA4MzI=">go check out his great articles about their superpowers</a>.</p> </blockquote>http://brianmossop.com/post/47799359623http://brianmossop.com/post/47799359623Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:40:53 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8fbd1XK461qempwvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Epic 18 miles of kayaking (capsized once), but saw some incredible views along the way (Taken with <a href="http://instagram.com">Instagram</a> at NaPali Sea)</p>http://brianmossop.com/post/28967070909http://brianmossop.com/post/28967070909Tue, 07 Aug 2012 23:29:24 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8az260iHR1qempwvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Would you like a golf cart or a rickshaw? (Taken with <a href="http://instagram.com">Instagram</a> at Poipu Bay Clubhouse)</p>http://brianmossop.com/post/28791269695http://brianmossop.com/post/28791269695Sun, 05 Aug 2012 15:13:18 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m860h2FkxQ1qempwvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Taken with <a href="http://instagram.com">Instagram</a> at Roy’s Poipu Bar & Grill</p>http://brianmossop.com/post/28612969313http://brianmossop.com/post/28612969313Thu, 02 Aug 2012 22:55:50 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7j1gpaxxZ1qempwvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Taken with <a href="http://instagram.com">Instagram</a> at Ben Tre</p>http://brianmossop.com/post/27714024222http://brianmossop.com/post/27714024222Sat, 21 Jul 2012 13:12:25 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5f30r4Ojf1qempwvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Lunch. (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">Instagram</a> at The American Grilled Cheese Kitchen)</p>http://brianmossop.com/post/24832174748http://brianmossop.com/post/24832174748Sun, 10 Jun 2012 12:48:27 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5dotjWSDE1qempwvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Smuggler’s Cove (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">Instagram</a>)</p>http://brianmossop.com/post/24783778187http://brianmossop.com/post/24783778187Sat, 09 Jun 2012 18:44:06 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m581ihj05z1qempwvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a></p>http://brianmossop.com/post/24574562026http://brianmossop.com/post/24574562026Wed, 06 Jun 2012 17:32:40 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4rcihVjBj1qempwvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">Instagram</a> at AT&T Park</p>http://brianmossop.com/post/23963509843http://brianmossop.com/post/23963509843Mon, 28 May 2012 17:11:05 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3d5v2GIc11qempwvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">Instagram</a> at The Ritz-Carlton New York, Battery Park</p>http://brianmossop.com/post/22216273451http://brianmossop.com/post/22216273451Tue, 01 May 2012 14:47:26 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3cgtf2SnL1qempwvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Dyson vacuum demo by its founder. #WiredBusCon (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">Instagram</a> at Museum of Jewish Heritage)</p>http://brianmossop.com/post/22189713501http://brianmossop.com/post/22189713501Tue, 01 May 2012 05:46:26 -0700wiredbuscon<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m19exd132d1qempwvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">Instagram</a> at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk</p>http://brianmossop.com/post/19704723404http://brianmossop.com/post/19704723404Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:05:37 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m05ujazaPx1qempwvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">Instagram</a> at WIRED Office 4TS</p>http://brianmossop.com/post/18495363925http://brianmossop.com/post/18495363925Wed, 29 Feb 2012 07:18:46 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz4uzeQbaN1qempwvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Wired library of past issues (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">Instagram</a> at Wired Magazine)</p>http://brianmossop.com/post/17320585373http://brianmossop.com/post/17320585373Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:57:14 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyy56dBnf11qempwvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Ninkasi ReNEWAle porter (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">Instagram</a> at The Beacon 250 King St.)</p>http://brianmossop.com/post/17126597989http://brianmossop.com/post/17126597989Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:54:13 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyqfybXSvH1qempwvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Beer Robot -> Full (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">Instagram</a> at Wired Magazine)</p>http://brianmossop.com/post/16878899204http://brianmossop.com/post/16878899204Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:06:11 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyq0p6idsP1qempwvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">Instagram</a> at Wired Magazine</p>http://brianmossop.com/post/16865793489http://brianmossop.com/post/16865793489Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:36:41 -0800<p>I&#8217;m a freelance science writer based in San Francisco, CA.</p> <p>My clips can be found here: <a href="http://brianmossop.com/clips"><a href="http://brianmossop.com/clips">http://brianmossop.com/clips</a></a></p> <p>And my bio is here: <a href="http://brianmossop.com/about"><a href="http://brianmossop.com/about">http://brianmossop.com/about</a></a></p> <p>If you are looking for my blog, it&#8217;s over at <a href="http://thedecisiontree.com">The Decision Tree</a>.</p> <p>Find me <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/bmossop">on Twitter</a>, or on <a href="https://plus.google.com/109346628940641919122/posts">Google+</a></p>http://brianmossop.com/post/4448969756http://brianmossop.com/post/4448969756Fri, 08 Apr 2011 14:37:00 -0700