memoirs of an eclecticist

• Codcast

  Feb 16, 06:25 PM

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  Toothpaste for Dinner strikes again. Perfect.

  
  toothpastefordinner.com

  memo to Drew: Gadus morhua has three dorsal fins though. :-)

  Filed under Art, Stuff-and-Things and tagged with cartoon, cod, fish, funny, humor.

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• Ichthyo: The Architecture of Fish

  Jan 29, 04:19 PM

  Comment [5]

  There are lots of amazing coffee table and photo/art books out there. But I don’t think I’ve ever come across one that I’ve wanted so bad! At the crux of science and art you find books like this:

  

  “Ichthyo — Originally created to preserve a record of scientific samples, the black and white X-rays of fish at the Smithsonian Institution have emerged as astonishing works of art in their own right....

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  Filed under Art, Books and tagged with books, deep sea, fish, must have books, photography, photos, research, science.

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