You may think you know how penises work. You may be a little off in your understanding. Comparative biologist Diane A. Kelly did some comparing of some biology, and discovered some surprising details — surprising to most and maybe all other biologists. She explains in this talk:
Tag: anatomy
Rini’s riveting mummy heads
This photo by Dario Piombino-Mascali, EURAC, and Clinical Anatomy/Wiley is one of several featured in James Owen’s National Geographic article “Mummy Pictures: Secrets of Stunning 19th-Century Heads Revealed“: Owen explains: “Working in the town of Salò, anatomist Giovan Battista Rini (1795-1856) “petrified” the corpses and body parts by bathing them in a cocktail of mercury and other […]
Anatomy song of the day: Dem Bones
This week’s Anatomy Song of the Day is “Dem Bones”. Here is one of the many unusual performances. It’s from the movie “The Ruling Class”. Only a fragment of the song is sung, after a lengthy but eccentric exchange of expositions. The video below it shows a more traditional performance of the song. Below that, […]
Old folks have big ears
Old men have big ears, is the consensus of several medical studies. The most celebrated work focused exclusively on men, according with British male doctordom’s smug tradition of showing interest mainly in themselves. But in Japan and in Germany, wide-ranging investigations have made plain a long-untold half of the story: that old women also have […]