CogSci Comics

I am currently in the refractory period of the semester, enjoying the freedom of summer break starting and the ability to work on all those projects I usually don't get around to doing during the school year. I've now plotted out at least three papers I plan to write, plus a visual language class syllabus to refine.

I should have some more substantial blogging to do soon, but in the meantime, here's some goofy random comics related to cognitive science and linguistics:

Signifier vs. the Signified

Gava Guy

Cog Sci Supers!

Please feel free to post more as you find them... Enjoy!

A Time Sex Thing!

In response to this Language Log post, my best friend John sends along this wacky revamped movie poster:



As he put it "A google image search for 'pulp sci-fi novel' turns up some great material for this title."

Indeed.

The Brain

Not much is known about the Brain. Here's a nice little video explaining about it:

Back from Beantown

So, I arrived safely (and exhaustedly) back from Boston tonight after an enjoyable and draining trip. Don't want to jinx anything, so more details coming soon hopefully.

However, I did have a great endcap to the trip with a quite spontaneous meet up with Alexander Danner and his wife. They quite graciously showed me around downtown Boston as we chatted about comics, libraries, and Aaron Sorkin, and had our full of laughter as a souped-up sedan with enormous almost-monster-truck-sized tires rolled by blasting music. It was absolutely ridiculous looking. With the webcomics community built up around digital interactions, it's really fun to meet up and give a face and personality to an otherwise digital persona. Thanks again, Alexander!

Secret Wars Re-Enactment Society

Ok, so maybe superheroes actualy can have a major effect on people's daily lives. Hilarious!

Origin of the Species, mon

Whoever thought of this is brilliant. I've heard that we're in the age of the remix, and this is certainly the coolest presentation of "Origin of the Species" I've ever seen. Be sure to listen to the samples, mon!