What Do Blind People See When They Dream? - DivineCaroline - StumbleUpon
There’s a dream I had years ago that has always stayed with me, mostly because it was so unlike anything I’d experienced before. I dreamed that I was sleepwalking down a hallway painted in the most vibrant colors I’d ever seen and covered in an unrecognizable, hieroglyphic-like language. Upon waking, I marveled at my brain’s ability to create such fantastic imagery that I’d never seen in real life. And then I wondered what brains come up with when their hosts have never seen anything in real life. I’ve heard people ask questions like, “Do blind people dream?” When the Sightless See In 1999, researchers at the University of Hartford set out to determine what, if anything, the blind can see while dreaming. It all depends on how long a person experiences the world with sight, as opposed to without. It’s similar to the black-and-white dream phenomenon some older individuals experience. People with sight tend to have highly visual dreams with some auditory qualities.
LOTS OF PUNS - StumbleUpon
...A guy goes into a nice restaurant bar wearing a shirt open at the collar and is met by a bouncer who tells him he must wear a necktie to gain admission. So the guy goes out to his car and he looks around for a necktie and discovers that he just doesn't have one. He sees a set of jumper cables in his trunk. In desperation he ties these around his neck, manages to fashion a fairly acceptable looking knot and lets the ends dangle free. He goes back to the restaurant and the bouncer carefully looks him over for a few minutes and then says, "Well, OK, I guess you can come in -- just don't start anything." ...This mushroom walks into a bar and starts hitting on this woman... ...This horse walks into a bar and the bartender says "Hey, buddy, why the long face... ...These two strings walk upto a bar... ...This grasshopper walks into a bar, and the bartender says "Hey! ...This baby seal walks into a bar and the bartender says,"What'll ya have..." ...A neutron walks into a bar. Back
How to Memorize Anything
In college, I memorized 7 chapters of my psychology textbook — over 23,000 words. Yes, I could actually recite the entire 7 chapters to anyone willing to listen. Why did I do this? My professor had challenged me with two statements on the first day of class: 1) No student had ever aced his introductory exam; and 2) all the answers could be found in the first 7 chapters of the textbook. Determined to be the first student to ace his test, I memorized all 7 chapters. If you’re looking for a way to increase the capacity of your memory or pass a test, you don’t need to memorize 23,000 words. First, use a pencil or word processor (I prefer the latter because it’s faster) to type, in complete sentences, any fact you think might appear on the test. After a study session, take a quick nap. I eventually became so good at this technique that I could complete all my studying for any information heavy mid-term or final exam in less than 6 hours. Does it Really Work? Apr
Working Model of Stephensons STEAM ENGINE made of GLASS ! Rare! Video - StumbleUpon
Log in High-Tech: Software, Hardware, and More Cynthia Yildirim Working Model of Stephenson's STEAM ENGINE made of GLASS ! This Model of Stephenson's Steam Engine was made in 2008 by master glassblower Michal Zahradník. posted 3 years ago © 2014 Redux, Inc. about redux | contact us | copyright | legal
Can Gardening Help Troubled Minds Heal? : The Salt
Women's Correctional Community Center inmate Lilian Hussein checks on ti leaves she planted as part of the prison's farming and gardening program in Kailua, Hawaii. The green ti leaves are often used to wrap food or weave into leis. Jennifer Sinco Kelleher/AP hide caption itoggle caption Jennifer Sinco Kelleher/AP Women's Correctional Community Center inmate Lilian Hussein checks on ti leaves she planted as part of the prison's farming and gardening program in Kailua, Hawaii. Jennifer Sinco Kelleher/AP If you haven't noticed, gardens are popping up in some unconventional places – from prison yards to retirement and veteran homes to programs for troubled youth. Most are handy sources of fresh and local food, but increasingly they're also an extension of therapy for people with mental health issues, such as post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD; depression; and anxiety. It's called horticultural therapy. "They can see the parallel of the garden and relate it to their own lives," he says.
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Jacob Aron, technology reporter (Image: Electronic Arts 2012) Video games publishers normally include a variety of copy-protection methods designed to stop pirates distributing their titles, but most games still end up available for free download on torrent sites within days of their official release. Now one developer has taken a new approach to fighting the pirates - by offering them a job. When Syndicate, a sci-fi shooter developed by Starbreeze Studios, was released this week, Reddit user MikkelManDK noticed an ".nfo" file on the game disc. This was unusual, because such files are not normally included with genuine copies of a game, but rather added by game pirates to brag about their illicit releases. Such .nfo files normally included text-based ASCII art with the pirates' logo and instructions for installing the game, which usually involves a series of steps to circumvent the game's copy protection.
Anatomy of the Great Adderall Drought
Last May, Stephanie Lee couldn’t find a pharmacy in Atlanta that stocked Adderall, the prescription drug cocktail of amphetamine salts that helps her treat her attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD. She called her local pharmacy. All amphetamine salts, as well as generic, extended release Adderall XR were nowhere to be found, thanks to a limit set on the amount of amphetamines produced every year by the federal government. Luckily, Stephanie’s insurance covered name-brand Adderall XR, so she was still intermittently able to get her prescription filled. At one point, she was trading some XR pills with her sister-in-law for amphetamine salts because pharmacies were all out. Another time, she went a month and a half without any medication at all. When the shortage began, Stephanie had just begun a new job. Today, Adderall is only legal in the United States and Canada. Everybody’s favorite focus drug For many people with ADHD, Adderall is what best manages their symptoms.
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Buy a bottle of perfume and you could pay as much for its advertising as its contents. The Sceptical Shopper sniffs out some niche alternatives ... From INTELLIGENT LIFE magazine, January/February 2012 Wearing scent is one of life’s pleasures. Heavily advertised, widely worn perfumes can smell good. Unfortunately, having a bespoke perfume made just for you will cost upwards of £600 for 100ml of eau de parfum (the most concentrated form of perfume), whereas a similar volume of a globally available brand typically costs £70. What, if any, is the actual difference? Mass-market perfumes often nab you from the first sniff—they put all the bang into their top notes, because they want an instant sale. Stockists juliettehasagun.com; nezanez.net; coudray-parfumeur.com Illustration by Richard Rockwood Read the Sceptical Shopper on paint, men's watches, iPad cases, coffee and more
