TROPICAL SYNAPSES
Reflections on topics including clinical neurology, recent publications in neuroscience,
philosophy of biology, "neuro-doubt" about modern media hype of new neuro-scientific procedures and methods, local oceanography, tropical horticulture, the Hawai'i health scene, and whatever else dat's da kine...
Here's a new family video. Includes wife Maryruth, daughter Amanda, and daughter's boyfriend Eric.
Hanau ka Ulua, hanau ka Hahalua i ke kai la holo...
--from Kumulipo, a Hawaiian creation story ballad
Last week, we dove Kona side of the Big Island, near the airport, via a boat tour with Big Island Divers. The water was calm, with very little surge. This makes for ideal manta ray night diving.
*Ulua: Caranx ignobilis
*Hahalua: Manta birostris
The hala tree in Hawaii, species name Pandanus tectorius , is an evergreen tree with very long, narrow leaves and a pale, branching trunk...
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