Science Caturday: Origins of Kitty Consciousness

Teh red dot wuz always a thingie of majestic but utterly mysterious power.

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Until suddenly one day, a kitty thinked something.

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Dis just a theory, of course, but still:

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OK, thinking over. Nap tiemz.

All images via Cheezburger.com

Science Caturday: SfN = Society for Naughtykitties

This week, lots of smart peeps (about 30,000 of them) are in San Diego for Neuroscience 2013, The annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience. Our science kitty decided to be very naughty and break the embargo on one of this year’s hottest developments in neuroscience.

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Sorry, Dr. Muffins. No tuna for embargo-busting kitties!

photo via Cheezburger.com

Science Caturday: Antarcticat

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Bad news kept coming for US scientists this week, as the National Science Foundation announced that they would cancel the U.S. Antarctic research program for this year because of the ongoing government shutdown.  The cancellation will directly affect over 50 scientists, grad students and support staff, and Stanley, a cat conducting important research on Antarctica’s penguins.  Sorry, buddy.