NPR Choice page. Hard Feelings: Science’s Struggle to Define Emotions. Our Intuitions About the World Are Usually Wrong. One in four people thinks the sun revolves around the Earth and not the other way around.
Four in ten Americans reject Darwin’s theory of evolution. And even some Harvard graduates believe the reason winter is colder than summer is that the Earth has moved away from the sun. The 'Real You' is a Myth. Summary: Researchers say we constantly create false memories to help us achieve the identity we want.
Source: The Conversation. BBC Two - Horizon, 2011-2012, Do You See What I See? Broadcast Yourself. Forbes Welcome. Over 150 People Tried To Draw 10 Famous Logos From Memory, And The Results Are Hilarious. Companies spend millions to earn a tiny space in our heads that would help instantly recognize their brand logo design.
But how well do you think that money is actually spent? To find out a custom signage firm Signs.com has conducted a fascinating memory test, asking 156 Americans between the ages of 20 and 70, to draw 10 famous logos as accurately as possible. The only trick was that they have to do it without any visual aids, simply from their recollections. The results are waiting for you below, and be ready to be at least a little bit surprised at how the image of these famous brand logos vary from person to person. On shared false memories: what lies behind the Mandela effect. Would you trust a memory that felt as real as all your other memories, and if other people confirmed that they remembered it too?
What if the memory turned out to be false? Ferocious fallacies journey. The Dangerous World of Logical Fallacies. Logical Fallacies: The Fallacy Files. Can You Trust Your Ears? (Audio Illusions) Logical Fallacies. Introduction to Argument Structure of a Logical Argument Whether we are consciously aware of it or not, our arguments all follow a certain basic structure.
Ynetnews Opinion - No ‘Azaria effect’ in East Talpiot attack. It was clear that someone would rush to link Elor Azaria’s verdict to the cadets’ response to the vehicular attack that took place in Jerusalem on Sunday.
This is an artificial attempt to provoke the army from the wrong angle. Sunday’s incident exposed a professional failure that has nothing to do with Azaria’s faulty conduct. Follow Ynetnews on Facebook and Twitter What was exposed on Sunday was a chronic disease that every chief of staff passes on to his successor: The military training given to soldiers serving in the home front as part of a basic officers course meant for soldiers in vocational positions in the army. This course does not produce combat soldiers or combat platoon commanders. Being a combat soldier requires long, specialized training. Project LITE - Home Page. Senses. Optical Illusions and Visual Phenomena.
The Moon Terminator Illusion. Want to 'train your brain'? Forget apps, learn a musical instrument. The multimillion dollar brain training industry is under attack.
In October 2014, a group of over 100 eminent neuroscientists and psychologists wrote an open letter warning that “claims promoting brain games are frequently exaggerated and at times misleading”. Earlier this year, industry giant Lumosity was fined $2m, and ordered to refund thousands of customers who were duped by false claims that the company’s products improve general mental abilities and slow the progression of age-related decline in mental abilities. And a recent review examining studies purporting to show the benefits of such products found “little evidence ... that training improves improves everyday cognitive performance”.
While brain training games and apps may not live up to their hype, it is well established that certain other activities and lifestyle choices can have neurological benefits that promote overall brain health and may help to keep the mind sharp as we get older. Daniel Kahneman: The riddle of experience vs. memory. Ken Robinson: Do schools kill creativity? Future - ‘I see colours you cannot perceive or imagine’ Beau Lotto – Understanding Perception: How We Experience the Meaning We Create. The Mystery of Memory, Documentary. Perception - Expectations, Memory and Life as it Really Is? Proof that you should never believe your own eyes. Steve Ramirez and Xu Liu: A mouse. A laser beam. A manipulated memory. Close Help with subtitles Desktop / laptop users: please make sure you have the most updated versions of your browser and Flash player, and that Flash is enabled when you visit TED.com. iOS users: to access subtitles, start playing the video, then tap the speech bubble icon that appears in the bottom row of video controls.
Android users: although Android devices do not support subtitles, you can download the TED app from the Google Play store. How language changes over time. Gaza and the language of modern war. The propaganda battle in a modern war begins with its name.
Israel's attack on Gaza this summer was given an official Hebrew name meaning "resolute cliff", so as to assure its victims of the futility of resistance. How Many of Your Memories Are Fake? One afternoon in February 2011, seven researchers at the University of California, Irvine sat around a long table facing Frank Healy, a bright-eyed 50-year-old visitor from South Jersey, taking turns quizzing him on his extraordinary memory.
Observing from outside of the circle, I tape-recorded the conversation as one researcher tossed out a date at random: December 17, 1999. “Okay,” Healy replied, “Well, December 17, 1999, the jazz great, Grover Washington Jr., died while playing in a concert.” “What did you eat that morning for breakfast?” “Special K for breakfast. Liverwurst and cheese for lunch.