Interests
My hobbies and other interests
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Science


Besides Learning, memory and evolution, one of my prime topics has always been physics, from high-energy physics and quantum mechanics to relativity and cosmology. My studies have only partly exceeded a rather popular level, though. As biology is a systemic science, I've also read a bit into the thermodynamics of dissipative systems and chaos.
In my opinion, doing science will, in its consequence, lead the scientist to consider more general questions about science, man and the universe. One of my internet projects, meta-biology, is an attempt to start and discuss these questions.

Sports


I started playing Team-Handball (the olympic game) when I was 8 and still love the game today. Visit my old German (TG 1848 W�rzburg Handball) or my American (Condor Team Handball) team's sites! I'm also the co-founder of the Houston Team Handball Club, but right now I'm back to playing in Germany, for the BSV Luckau just south of Berlin.
I started out by doing gymnastics (horizontal bar, parallel bars, floor, vault, rings, pommel horse) at the tender age of 5, though. I still practice gymnastics twice week at the "Berliner Turnerschaft, Korporation". During my four years in Houston, I worked out at the HGC. Quite some years ago now I started to go rock climbing every once in a while. In the wintertime I try to go snowboarding as often as possible (since 1990, before then I went skiing).

The Web


Besides this subdomain and the main brembs.net site, I have created a number of other websites. In the early 90s I started out by learning HTML through building the website for my Institute, the Biozentrum W�rzburg. Later, but still in Germany, I was in charge of the Department of Genetics and the TG 1848 W�rzburg Handball pages (all three have now gone to other webmasters).
Here in the US I maintained electkurtstone.com (Kurt Stone for President of USATH), Condor Team Handball and later also houstonhandball.org and the HGC's houstongymnastics.org. At the occasion, I also constructed the site for the 1998 neurobiological DoWo (I was one of the organizers) and the site for the advanced course "Mouse Transgenics and Behavior" (I was a participant). Back in Germany, I started managing the website of the SG TMBW Berlin. My latest website is an independent news website, teamhandballnews.com.

LiteStep


Another computer related interest is the win32 shell replacement LiteStep. It is the greatest improvement to Windows ever. Have a look at my LiteStep page to see what you can do with this fantastic shell.

Metalworking


Some years ago, I became very interested in metal-processing in general and, more specifically, in bladesmithing. As I learned more and more about the craft, my enthusiasm was fired by the amazing patterns found in damascus (pattern welded) steel. Before I can start forging my own swords I have to practice on knives first.

Others


On my outdoor trips to Sweden, Norway, Scotland or lately also Utah, Montana and Colorado, I try to go flyfishing as often as possible. If I had more time I'd read a lot more books or graphic novels.
In the evenings, I do enjoy a glass of fine, old single malt whisky and occasionally I go to the movies (science fiction, fantasy, gothic, mystery ... you name it).
Without the knife-making shop I had in Germany, I found a new hobby in the States: working on my cars. Maybe now that I'm back in Germany, I can get back into the steel-pounding business
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bullet Anonymous
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22 Apr : 12:35 |
Hello,
I am a posdoc working in Claude Deplan lab in New York university. We are working on retinal development in drosophila and interested in developing a visual behaviour paradigm (colour discrimination in particular) and we are interested in flight simulator. We would like to know how it works.
I couldn't find your e-mail address, but would it be possible to e-mail me back? Thank you very much.

Satoko Yamaguchi
[email]

bullet bjoern

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Location: Berlin, Germany
25 Apr : 08:37 |
There are many different principles of constructing a flight simulator. Do a Medline search to find a few. For any specific questions, just send me an email.

bullet Guest
Guest
27 Sep : 12:49 |
Hi Satoko,

Did you belong to S2/3-14 class in Tokyo from 1992 to 1994 ?
I happend to meet a woman in NYC yesterday.
I thought she was Ms.Yamaguchi, however I didn't say anything to her.
I had no confidence that she were in NYC.

I was very supprised to find her.
In finding what she was doing recently, I found this site and your worldwide activity.

I appologize you if I mistake for you.
At any rate, I wish you happiness and prosperity.

M.Okamura


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