You might not be ready for college if…

You attended 5 classes of your Brain and Behavior course out of an 8 week summer session that meets daily, and stop going after the first exam. Which you failed. Repeating the exact same pattern from the previous semester when you were in my class.
And then…. your MOM shows up at my class to fight your grade battles for you, without you even being aware of it.

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Friday Weird Science: Watch out, Cyclists, the Priapism could get you

As some of you may know, Sci is a runner. Sci is not a cyclist. She tried. She did. It just…it hurts your BUTT!! Seriously. Nice to go fast, but… Also, Sci hears a little about runners getting hit by cars, but she hears a LOT about cyclists getting hit. Not very encouraging.
And here’s another thing that might make you think twice about entering the Tour Du France: Priapism.
ResearchBlogging.org De Rose, et al. “Aterial priapism and cycling: a new worrisome reality?” Urology, 2001.
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(In Sci’s opinion, the best thing about cycling. Ever.)
(Photos for Friday Weird Science are, as usual, probably NSFW. And I don’t want to hear whining about how I didn’t put that in the title! You’re reading about PRIAPISM, people! What did you think there would be, pics of Teddy Bears?)

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