Kenneth P Mitton

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Professor, Oakland University Eye Research Institute. Coinventor of Noregen & gene testing for rare pediatric retinal diseases (http://KenMitton.com). ARVO Fellow. Writer of The Science Rant's “How to Move Into Mastodon” article is here to share with twitter friends: http://TheScienceRant.com
"Good night and good luck" (ER Murrow)
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ActivityMember American Association of University Professors. Past president OU-AAUP. Trained: Carleton University, University of Western Ontario, Virginia-Tech, National Eye Institute (NIH), UMich Kellogg Eye Center.
Got my new sticker.
Now is not the time to be silent.
Democracy Dies in Darkness

Here is a bonus question that I recently dropped on my 25 students in Bio 4224/5224, Science of Vision. It is an optical illusion that results from the very fundamental fact that our retinas are not just simple light detectors. Our neural retinas, in our eyeballs, are part of our CNS (Central Nervous System) and the complex neural network of the retina serves to pull apart different aspects of what we view.

There are ONLY SIX shades of grey in this image. Each vertical bar is one constant shade of grey, but they do not look that way. Why? Feel free to use your hands or some paper to cover either side of a bar and view it on its own. It looks, one solid shade of grey. But in context of the other shades beside it, it changes. Feel free to post an answer here if you wish, on what this visual processing phenomenon is.

The GOP chose to show us where they want American women last night after President Biden's speech.

In the kitchen.

Most social media platforms are way bigger than X (former twitter).

From the BusinessofApps website.

Clay shooting. Moving targets, and you do not need a military semiautomatic if you can aim well.
Michigan State Parks. Bald Mountian outdoor range. Sunny day and fresh air in Michigan last Friday. 4 hours of walking and shooting through two trail courses. This was feeling heavy for my last two clays of the day, but I got them. Way nicer than black Friday shopping.
History is important.
Do enjoy sharing, as this should keep circulating around and around the internet maybe forever.