Showing posts with label science. Show all posts
Showing posts with label science. Show all posts
February 10, 2012
March 28, 2009
December 4, 2008
Did You Know?
(Sorry for the bad plug-in reference in the last version. ) This came from the Rome TED meeting. I just added Tiersen's music (no relation to Dana) that speeds up nicely to it. Makes you think, something we don't seem to do enough of in our fake retirement. Check out Kurtzweil at the same conference
March 25, 2008
March 24, 2008
February 28, 2008
The Astounding Power Of Your Brain
If you follow the dots, they appear to be magenta in color. But if you look at the eraser, you will see a green dot circle around.Now for the clincher:
If you focus hard without blinking on the eraser for a long enough period of time...you will see all the dots being 'erased' one by one until none remain. It's faster if you murmur 'erase all the f*cking dots' , or something similar.
Believe it or not, you can do the same feat with people or things that you would wish to erase from your mind.
I can help you easily. A warning!: this is often irreversible ..and pleeease!....don't erase meeee!!!
Many More Illusions On This Post
But if you want to be erased from this blog sender list, don't be shy. Just write in.
If you focus hard without blinking on the eraser for a long enough period of time...you will see all the dots being 'erased' one by one until none remain. It's faster if you murmur 'erase all the f*cking dots' , or something similar.
Believe it or not, you can do the same feat with people or things that you would wish to erase from your mind.
I can help you easily. A warning!: this is often irreversible ..and pleeease!....don't erase meeee!!!
Many More Illusions On This Post
But if you want to be erased from this blog sender list, don't be shy. Just write in.
November 11, 2007
October 13, 2007
The Band-Aid Removal Metaphor
You pull hard on the Band-Aid, it hurts once only and the pain is soon forgotten . Pull slowly over several days, you hurt a lot, get bored and tempted to just leave the Band-Aid there forever.
So my brother-in-law is quitting to smoke by spacing out his cigarettes from an elaborate chart, probably logarithmic. I quit cold turkey 4 days ago and the pain is fast going away, like the coughing. I feel that having these cigarettes numbered and lined up in front of him will make Paul weak in the knees and succumb. His doctor will not be happy. On the other hand maybe he is strengthening his resolve this way. I look at the picture of me smoking in this blog and THAT strengthens my resolve. Let's see who succeeds by ....hmmmm....New Year's Day.
We'll report back to you here in 2 1/2 months.
(The black object I am holding in my hand is a medallion of the Black Madonna of Cracovia that protects the Polish coal miners from black lung, the closest saint I could muster for my project. How much do you want to bet that this works better than nicotine patches ? Those are like an AA guy who would suck on this little bottle at all time to cut down on the withdrawal pains. OK OK I'm just holding a lens cap. But the story was good. )
So my brother-in-law is quitting to smoke by spacing out his cigarettes from an elaborate chart, probably logarithmic. I quit cold turkey 4 days ago and the pain is fast going away, like the coughing. I feel that having these cigarettes numbered and lined up in front of him will make Paul weak in the knees and succumb. His doctor will not be happy. On the other hand maybe he is strengthening his resolve this way. I look at the picture of me smoking in this blog and THAT strengthens my resolve. Let's see who succeeds by ....hmmmm....New Year's Day.
We'll report back to you here in 2 1/2 months.
(The black object I am holding in my hand is a medallion of the Black Madonna of Cracovia that protects the Polish coal miners from black lung, the closest saint I could muster for my project. How much do you want to bet that this works better than nicotine patches ? Those are like an AA guy who would suck on this little bottle at all time to cut down on the withdrawal pains. OK OK I'm just holding a lens cap. But the story was good. )
October 11, 2007
The Dancer Rotation - Which Direction?
| CounterClockwise indicates LEFT BRAIN DOMINANCE uses logic detail oriented facts rule words and language present and past math and science can comprehend knowing acknowledges order/pattern perception knows object name reality based forms strategies practical safe | Clockwise indicates RIGHT BRAIN DOMINANCE uses feeling "big picture" oriented imagination rules symbols and images present and future philosophy & religion can "get it" ( i.e. meaning) believes appreciates spatial perception knows object function fantasy based presents possibilities impetuous risk taking |
March 1, 2006
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)