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New Day Films launch
Listen to this post: A little shameless self-promotion here for the film “Who Am I To Stop It.” I figure that’s pretty much OK to do here since this is the blog that goes with the film. Of course, if you want me to come onto your blog and promote my film, I can do…
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brain injury and police brutality
Listen to this post: Trigger and content warning: I’m talking about times when police brutalize or kill people with known brain injuries. I’ve written on this blog about police causing brain injuries in their encounters as well. This is a triggering post and a triggering topic. Take care of yourself and leave now if you…
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Who could possibly keep up with this much amazing art?
Listen to this post: Over the years, I’ve been in so many conversations (nah, that’s just being nice; they were arguments) about art. What is art? What is its purpose? Who gets to make it? Who gets to consume it? Why? I find the topic interesting until one person defines art by excluding everything they…
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Talking about noggins with NW NOGGIN Neuroscience outreach
Listen to this post: If you like things that start with the letter b, here’s three I can offer to you in one night: brains, bikes, and beers. This week, I’m co-presenting with PSU speech-language pathology grad student Lauren Ficker as part of NW NOGGIN’s presentation series. In this series, they pair up a scientist…
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Robin Coste Lewis: From brain injury to poetry
Listen to this post: While Robin Coste Lewis’s new, award-winning book of poetry, “Voyage of the Sable Venus” is not about brain injury, it came about from brain injury. After her own injury, she became a poet. And now we have this outrageously powerful, lyrical début book that we probably wouldn’t have if she’d continued…