SCIENCE BUZZ: When a blood vessel exploded in the left half of her brain, Harvard-trained neuroanatomist Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor experienced a “silent euphoria” that she has called a kind of Nirvana. After a lengthy recovery from the less positive aspects of her condition, she has written a book, appeared on Oprah, and is on a quest to share her scientific yet spiritual message.

The Best Links:

1. She Explains What Her Stroke Felt Like
2. Her Official Website
3. “… it is not faith, but science.”
4. Dr. Taylor on Oprah’s “Soul Series”
5. She’s One of Time’s 100 Most Influential People of 2008
6. Her Book, “My Stroke of Insight”

CULTURE BUZZ: A 30-year-old high school science teacher has been fired for some bikini-clad photos that appear on a fishing charter-boat website. Sucks for Tiffany. But business must be booming for whoever came up with the idea of combining deep sea fishing and busty bikini-clad girls. It’s like Hooters on a boat!

The Best Links:

1. The Website Where Tiffany Appears as a “Bikini Mate”
2. Bikini Teacher Selling her Photos on Ebay
3. Tiffany on MySpace
4. Tiffany Gets a DJ Show on the Radio
5. Watch News Report: Teacher Canned Over a Bikini?
6. School Insists It’s Because She Missed Over 30 Days of Work
7. Photo of Bikini Teacher Not in a Bikini
8. Where Was Tiffany When I Was in High School?
9. Pics + News Article on Footballguys Forum
10. More Photos of Tiffany in a Bikini
11. “I can make $600 in two days”