"This may feel... a little weird."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAWIIlXNGwY Wall-e brainstorm
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xa1224_the-man-who-knew-too-little-theatri_shortfilms
free education advances...
http://www.lecturefox.com/blog/
http://www.openculture.com/
http://oyc.yale.edu/
http://www.youtube.com/ucberkeley
http://academicearth.org/
http://singularityu.org/
http://www.saylor.org/
“The modern world was not alive to the tremendous Reality that encompassed it. We were surrounded by an immeasurable abyss of darkness and splendor. We built our empires on a pellet of dust revolving round a ball of fire in unfathomable space. Life, that Sphinx, with the human face and the body of a brute, asked us new riddles every hour. Matter itself was dissolving under the scrutiny of Science; and yet, in our daily lives, we were becoming a race of somnambulists, whose very breathing, in train and bus and car, was timed to the
movement of the wheels; and the more perfectly, and even alertly, we clicked through our automatic affairs on the surface of things, the more complete was our insensibility to the utterly inscrutable mystery that anything should be in existence at all.”
Alfred Noyes, "The Unknown God", Sheed and Ward, London, 1934, pp. 176-177
http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/5556467/Great_Science_Textbooks_Library_75GB#filelistContainer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJsufq4kNIE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzofuNqUb4c
http://ladystarlightnyc.wordpress.com/
AcDc - Let There Be Rock
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Sunday, February 20, 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNEXUOoL400
If you are under the age of 18, YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE READING THIS BLOG.
Wesley, we may have a presidential pardon in store for you! Hang in there, buddy...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXzuDXZwZtI
If you don't like heights, don't watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R13WE3eD-bk
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/10/02/60minutes/main576332.shtml
http://pajamasmedia.com/ronrosenbaum/
http://www.youtube.com/user/TheEdgeOfCuttingEdge#p/u/20/bSwSPvjk8NA
"Understanding Oil"
By Serj Tankian
9/13/2001
The brutal attacks/bombings this week in New York, and Washington D.C., along with threats of attacks there and elsewhere in the country have changed our times forever. While the mass media concentrates on the details of the destruction, and the blanketed words of politicians, I will attempt to understand and explain the events from the fence. BOMBING AND BEING BOMBED ARE THE SAME THINGS ON DIFFERENT SIDES OF THE FENCE.
Terror is not a spontaneous human action without credence. People just dont hijack planes and commit harikari (suicide) without any weight of thought to the action. No one in the media seems to ask WHY DID THESE PEOPLE DO THIS HORRIFIC ACT OF VIOLENCE AND DESTRUCTION?
To be able to understand the answer to this, we must first look at our U.S. Mideast Policy. During most of the 20th century, U.S. businesses have worked on attaining oil rights and concessions from countries in the Middle East and Eastern Europe. After WWI, secret back door deals by our State Dept. yielded oil rights from then defeated Turkey to fields in what is now Iraq and Saudi Arabia, in return for looking the other way at a crime against humanity, the Genocide of the Armenians by the Turks. Oil profits have been the motivating factors behind many attempts at counterinsurgency of democratic regimes by the CIA and the U.S in the Middle East (such as Iran in the 1950s, where the Shah replaced the Prime Minister who refused to give up oil rights to the U.S., and since the people couldnt deal with the Shah, an extremist government headed by the Ayatollah Khomeini ultimately prevailed). During the Iran-Iraq war, America supplied both sides with weapons and advice. These are not the actions of a rich superpower wanting peace. Lets not forget that Saddam Hussein, before being Americas vision of the Anti-Christ, was a close ally of the U.S., and the CIA. So what was the firm belief system of consecutive American administrations that caused all this to occur ? PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST WILL LEAD TO HIGHER OIL AND GASOLINE PRICES. Lets not also forget the power of the Arms industry, disguised as defense, that still sells billions of dollars of weapons to the area. Therefore it has not been in the short-term economic interest of the U.S. to foster Peace in the Middle East. Using the above reasoning, the U.S. has encouraged extremist governments, toppled democracies, as in the case of Iran to replace it with a monarchy, rigged elections, and many more unspeakable political crimes for U.S. businesses abroad. Lets not also forget the Red Scare. During the war between the then Soviet Union and Afghanistan, the U.S. armed and supported the Taliban, a fundamentalist Muslim organization, and allowed them to export opium and heroin out of their country to pay for those weapons. Therefore the Taliban rose to power and control with the help of the U.S.A. Today, the bombing of Iraq still continues, no longer covered by the media, the economic embargo still remains, killing millions of children, and recently, while the world and the U.N. General Assembly have cried out to bring in peacekeeping forces into Israel and Palestine, to end the escalated war and recent assassinations, the U.S. has vetoed the rest of the Security Council and has halted the possibility of peace, there, in the most volatile place in the world.
People in Serbia, Lebanon, Iraq, Sudan, and Afghanistan to name a few have seen bombs fall, not always at military targets and kill innocent civilians, as the scene in New York city yesterday. The wars waged by our government in our names has landed smack in the middle of our living room. The half hour of destruction closed down all world financial markets, struck the central headquarters of our military, and had our leaders running into bunkers, and our citizens into fear and frenzy. What scares me more than what has occurred is what our reactions to the occurrences may cause. President Bush belongs to a long generation of Republican Presidents who love war economies. The media has only concentrated on the bombings, if you will, and what type of retaliations are looming for the perpetrators. What everyone fails to realize is that the bombings are a reaction to existing injustices around the world, generally unseen to most Americans. To react to a reaction would be to further sponsor the reaction. In other words, my belief is that the terror will multiply if concrete steps are not taken to sponsor peace in the middle east, NOW. This does not mean that we should not find the guilty party(s), Bin Laden, or whoever they may be, and not try them. Put simply, as long as a major injustice remains, violence precipitates to the surface of life.
Native American folklore, the Bible, Nostradamus, and many other major religious beliefs point to this era with the visuals of yesterdays disasters, and conditions of ecological disasters we experience daily in our lives today. War, rumors of war, famine, long burning fires, etc., are at our doorstep. We can prevail over this possible vision with the power of the human spirit, understanding, compassion, and peace. ITS TIME TO PUT OUR NEEDS FOR SECURITY AND SURVIVAL, ACHIEVED ONLY THROUGH PEACE, ABOVE AND BEYOND PROFITS, ESPECIALLY IN THESE TIMES.
SOLUTION:
The U.S. should stop sidestepping the U.N. Security Council, and allow U.N. Peacekeeping troops and missions to the Middle East. Stop the violence first.
Stop the bombing and patrol of Iraq.
With todays gains in the use of alternative fuels, develop them to full usage with autos and other utilities, to make the country less dependant on an already depleting natural reserve, oil.
By initiating peace, we would have already shaken the foundations of support for Bin Laden, and/or all those that sponsor activities like those we saw yesterday, and break the stronghold of extremists on the world of Islam. On the other hand, if we carry out bombings on Afghanistan or elsewhere to appease public demand, and very likely kill innocent civilians along the way, wed be creating many more martyrs going to their deaths in retaliation against the retaliation. As shown from yesterdays events, you cannot stop a person whos ready to die.
http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/nstv/2010/12/robot-solves-rubiks-cube-in-15-seconds.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRmhneo5A48
http://www.hulu.com/watch/143935/american-meth
Sneaker Pimps - Becoming X
Wesley, we may have a presidential pardon in store for you! Hang in there, buddy...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXzuDXZwZtI
If you don't like heights, don't watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R13WE3eD-bk
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/10/02/60minutes/main576332.shtml
http://pajamasmedia.com/ronrosenbaum/
http://www.youtube.com/user/TheEdgeOfCuttingEdge#p/u/20/bSwSPvjk8NA
"Understanding Oil"
By Serj Tankian
9/13/2001
The brutal attacks/bombings this week in New York, and Washington D.C., along with threats of attacks there and elsewhere in the country have changed our times forever. While the mass media concentrates on the details of the destruction, and the blanketed words of politicians, I will attempt to understand and explain the events from the fence. BOMBING AND BEING BOMBED ARE THE SAME THINGS ON DIFFERENT SIDES OF THE FENCE.
Terror is not a spontaneous human action without credence. People just dont hijack planes and commit harikari (suicide) without any weight of thought to the action. No one in the media seems to ask WHY DID THESE PEOPLE DO THIS HORRIFIC ACT OF VIOLENCE AND DESTRUCTION?
To be able to understand the answer to this, we must first look at our U.S. Mideast Policy. During most of the 20th century, U.S. businesses have worked on attaining oil rights and concessions from countries in the Middle East and Eastern Europe. After WWI, secret back door deals by our State Dept. yielded oil rights from then defeated Turkey to fields in what is now Iraq and Saudi Arabia, in return for looking the other way at a crime against humanity, the Genocide of the Armenians by the Turks. Oil profits have been the motivating factors behind many attempts at counterinsurgency of democratic regimes by the CIA and the U.S in the Middle East (such as Iran in the 1950s, where the Shah replaced the Prime Minister who refused to give up oil rights to the U.S., and since the people couldnt deal with the Shah, an extremist government headed by the Ayatollah Khomeini ultimately prevailed). During the Iran-Iraq war, America supplied both sides with weapons and advice. These are not the actions of a rich superpower wanting peace. Lets not forget that Saddam Hussein, before being Americas vision of the Anti-Christ, was a close ally of the U.S., and the CIA. So what was the firm belief system of consecutive American administrations that caused all this to occur ? PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST WILL LEAD TO HIGHER OIL AND GASOLINE PRICES. Lets not also forget the power of the Arms industry, disguised as defense, that still sells billions of dollars of weapons to the area. Therefore it has not been in the short-term economic interest of the U.S. to foster Peace in the Middle East. Using the above reasoning, the U.S. has encouraged extremist governments, toppled democracies, as in the case of Iran to replace it with a monarchy, rigged elections, and many more unspeakable political crimes for U.S. businesses abroad. Lets not also forget the Red Scare. During the war between the then Soviet Union and Afghanistan, the U.S. armed and supported the Taliban, a fundamentalist Muslim organization, and allowed them to export opium and heroin out of their country to pay for those weapons. Therefore the Taliban rose to power and control with the help of the U.S.A. Today, the bombing of Iraq still continues, no longer covered by the media, the economic embargo still remains, killing millions of children, and recently, while the world and the U.N. General Assembly have cried out to bring in peacekeeping forces into Israel and Palestine, to end the escalated war and recent assassinations, the U.S. has vetoed the rest of the Security Council and has halted the possibility of peace, there, in the most volatile place in the world.
People in Serbia, Lebanon, Iraq, Sudan, and Afghanistan to name a few have seen bombs fall, not always at military targets and kill innocent civilians, as the scene in New York city yesterday. The wars waged by our government in our names has landed smack in the middle of our living room. The half hour of destruction closed down all world financial markets, struck the central headquarters of our military, and had our leaders running into bunkers, and our citizens into fear and frenzy. What scares me more than what has occurred is what our reactions to the occurrences may cause. President Bush belongs to a long generation of Republican Presidents who love war economies. The media has only concentrated on the bombings, if you will, and what type of retaliations are looming for the perpetrators. What everyone fails to realize is that the bombings are a reaction to existing injustices around the world, generally unseen to most Americans. To react to a reaction would be to further sponsor the reaction. In other words, my belief is that the terror will multiply if concrete steps are not taken to sponsor peace in the middle east, NOW. This does not mean that we should not find the guilty party(s), Bin Laden, or whoever they may be, and not try them. Put simply, as long as a major injustice remains, violence precipitates to the surface of life.
Native American folklore, the Bible, Nostradamus, and many other major religious beliefs point to this era with the visuals of yesterdays disasters, and conditions of ecological disasters we experience daily in our lives today. War, rumors of war, famine, long burning fires, etc., are at our doorstep. We can prevail over this possible vision with the power of the human spirit, understanding, compassion, and peace. ITS TIME TO PUT OUR NEEDS FOR SECURITY AND SURVIVAL, ACHIEVED ONLY THROUGH PEACE, ABOVE AND BEYOND PROFITS, ESPECIALLY IN THESE TIMES.
SOLUTION:
The U.S. should stop sidestepping the U.N. Security Council, and allow U.N. Peacekeeping troops and missions to the Middle East. Stop the violence first.
Stop the bombing and patrol of Iraq.
With todays gains in the use of alternative fuels, develop them to full usage with autos and other utilities, to make the country less dependant on an already depleting natural reserve, oil.
By initiating peace, we would have already shaken the foundations of support for Bin Laden, and/or all those that sponsor activities like those we saw yesterday, and break the stronghold of extremists on the world of Islam. On the other hand, if we carry out bombings on Afghanistan or elsewhere to appease public demand, and very likely kill innocent civilians along the way, wed be creating many more martyrs going to their deaths in retaliation against the retaliation. As shown from yesterdays events, you cannot stop a person whos ready to die.
http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/nstv/2010/12/robot-solves-rubiks-cube-in-15-seconds.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRmhneo5A48
http://www.hulu.com/watch/143935/american-meth
Sneaker Pimps - Becoming X
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB-AUTGqUCU
100, 97, 94, 91, 88, 85, 82, 79, 76, 73, 70, 67, 64, 61, 58, 55, 52, 49, 46, 43, 40, 37, 34, 31, 28, 25, 22, 19, 16, 13, 10, 7, 4, 11111
http://ask.yahoo.com/20010614.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-9J15FFhKQ
Glenn Beck...
I'd like you to meet someone.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eoIdIGZs6Q
http://mediamatters.org/search/tag/glenn_beck
Beckisms:
“Every night I get down on my knees and pray that Dennis Kucinich will burst into flames.” (2003)
"I'm thinking about killing Michael Moore, and I'm wondering if I could kill him myself, or if I would need to hire somebody to do it." (2005)
"When I see a 9/11 victim family on television, or whatever, I'm just like, 'Oh shut up' I'm so sick of them because they're always complaining." (2005)
“The only [Katrina victims] we’re seeing on television are the scumbags.” (2005)
“Let me tell you something, there ain’t [nothing] better than looking at a hot, naked chick.” (2006)
http://www.businessinsider.com/operation-payback-group-anonymous-issues-open-letter-to-glenn-beck-2010-12
Don't trip, or you'll fall.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9Nh0Fvoe9k
We fear most what we don't understand.
Fear is the only darkness.
All we need is love.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sk0g63P7aVA
District 9, In Treatment.
http://ask.yahoo.com/20010614.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-9J15FFhKQ
Glenn Beck...
I'd like you to meet someone.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eoIdIGZs6Q
http://mediamatters.org/search/tag/glenn_beck
Beckisms:
“Every night I get down on my knees and pray that Dennis Kucinich will burst into flames.” (2003)
"I'm thinking about killing Michael Moore, and I'm wondering if I could kill him myself, or if I would need to hire somebody to do it." (2005)
"When I see a 9/11 victim family on television, or whatever, I'm just like, 'Oh shut up' I'm so sick of them because they're always complaining." (2005)
“The only [Katrina victims] we’re seeing on television are the scumbags.” (2005)
“Let me tell you something, there ain’t [nothing] better than looking at a hot, naked chick.” (2006)
http://www.businessinsider.com/operation-payback-group-anonymous-issues-open-letter-to-glenn-beck-2010-12
Don't trip, or you'll fall.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9Nh0Fvoe9k
We fear most what we don't understand.
Fear is the only darkness.
All we need is love.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sk0g63P7aVA
District 9, In Treatment.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Captain Miserable
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECsZH-Ry3mo scent of a woman
http://www.bitrebels.com/geek/radioator-cup-keeps-your-hands-cool/
http://www.break.com/movie-trailers/ninja-assassin-trailer.html
http://www.bitrebels.com/geek/radioator-cup-keeps-your-hands-cool/
http://www.break.com/movie-trailers/ninja-assassin-trailer.html
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Friday, January 28, 2011
I was being serious!
http://www.wikihow.com/Calm-Down
MUSIC:
1 song?
Good morning to you
Good morning to you,
Good morning, dear children,
Good morning to all.
Happy Birthday to you, happy birthday to you!
Happy Birthday, dear strangelightandsound.blogspot.com...
Happy Birthday to you!!
http://www.wikihow.com/Say-Hello-in-Different-Languages
higher ground
MUSIC:
1 song?
Good morning to you
Good morning to you,
Good morning, dear children,
Good morning to all.
Happy Birthday to you, happy birthday to you!
Happy Birthday, dear strangelightandsound.blogspot.com...
Happy Birthday to you!!
http://www.wikihow.com/Say-Hello-in-Different-Languages
higher ground
echo
cherub rock
clocks
the last time
are you in?
crawl
lungs
tight pants
and such, and so forth...
core concepts: spot the problems...
sound healing.
Inappropriate aggression is generally associated with impaired executive cognitive processes, typically the abilities to resist impulses, to modulate behavior and to understand the consequences of one's behavior. These cognitive processes depend on the prefrontal cortex, which is impaired in many aggressive individuals.
There are as many connections in the cerebral cortex as there are stars in the Milky Way.
BTW,
Air is the name given to atmosphere used in breathing and photosynthesis. Dry air contains roughly (by volume) 78.09% nitrogen, 20.95% oxygen, 0.93%argon, 0.039% carbon dioxide, and small amounts of other gases.
Frankie say... relax.
http://www.ehow.com/how_4933711_overcome-pill-swallowing-phobia.html
How can we make civil discourse more of a responsibility than an aspect of our political system?
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_can_cultural_insensitivity_effect_your_business
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WxC1PtIvsY
From Publishers Weekly:
In this companion volume to his bestseller, Emotional Intelligence, Goleman persuasively argues for a new social model of intelligence drawn from the emerging field of social neuroscience. Describing what happens to our brains when we connect with others, Goleman demonstrates how relationships have the power to mold not only human experience but also human biology. In lucid prose he describes from a neurobiological perspective sexual attraction, marriage, parenting, psychopathic behaviors and the group dynamics of teachers and workers. Goleman frames his discussion in a critique of society's creeping disconnection in the age of the iPod, constant digital connectivity and multitasking. Vividly evoking the power of social interaction to influence mood and brain chemistry, Goleman discusses the "toxicity" of insult and unpleasant social experience as he warns of the dangers of self-absorption and poor attention and reveals the positive effects of feel-good neurochemicals that are released in loving relationships and in caregiving. Drawing on numerous studies, Goleman illuminates new theories about attachment, bonding, and the making and remaking of memory as he examines how our brains are wired for altruism, compassion, concern and rapport. The massive audience for Emotional Intelligence will revel in Goleman's latest passionately argued case for the benefits to society of empathetic social attunement. (Oct. 3)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WxC1PtIvsY
From Publishers Weekly:
In this companion volume to his bestseller, Emotional Intelligence, Goleman persuasively argues for a new social model of intelligence drawn from the emerging field of social neuroscience. Describing what happens to our brains when we connect with others, Goleman demonstrates how relationships have the power to mold not only human experience but also human biology. In lucid prose he describes from a neurobiological perspective sexual attraction, marriage, parenting, psychopathic behaviors and the group dynamics of teachers and workers. Goleman frames his discussion in a critique of society's creeping disconnection in the age of the iPod, constant digital connectivity and multitasking. Vividly evoking the power of social interaction to influence mood and brain chemistry, Goleman discusses the "toxicity" of insult and unpleasant social experience as he warns of the dangers of self-absorption and poor attention and reveals the positive effects of feel-good neurochemicals that are released in loving relationships and in caregiving. Drawing on numerous studies, Goleman illuminates new theories about attachment, bonding, and the making and remaking of memory as he examines how our brains are wired for altruism, compassion, concern and rapport. The massive audience for Emotional Intelligence will revel in Goleman's latest passionately argued case for the benefits to society of empathetic social attunement. (Oct. 3)
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Scientific American:
We all recognize a special capacity that humans have—some more so than others—to connect with others in a deep and direct way. We see this quality expressed by a performer revving a crowd, a doctor healing a patient or a mother putting a child to sleep. To orchestrate these tasks, a person must sense and stimulate the reactions and mood of another. In 1995 Daniel Goleman, a Harvard University–trained psychologist and writer for the New York Times, published Emotional Intelligence, in which he discussed the human ability "to manage our own emotions and inner potential for positive relationships." Now he goes a step further. In Social Intelligence, he enlarges his scope to encompass our human abilities to connect with one another. "We are wired to connect," Goleman says. "Neuroscience has discovered that our brain’s very design makes it sociable, inexorably drawn into an intimate brain-to-brain linkup whenever we engage with another person. That neural bridge lets us affect the brain—and so the body—of everyone we interact with, just as they do us." Each encounter between people primes the emotions. This neurological pas de deux stimulates our nervous systems, affecting hormones, heart rate, circulation, breathing and the immune system. Goleman peppers his discourse with anecdotes to illustrate the power of social intelligence. From the countertop of Rosie Garcia, a multitasking baker in New York’s Grand Central Terminal, to the tantrum-tainted class of a Texas teacher, he shows how social sensitivity and wisdom can profoundly reshape conflicts. In one encounter in Iraq, a quick-witted U.S. commander turned a Muslim mob’s threats into laughter when he ordered his soldiers to kneel, lower rifl es and smile—averting a potentially fatal clash. Goleman deftly discusses relevant neural pathways, including the thalamus and amygdala, which together regulate sensory and arousal stimuli. He speaks of spindle cells, which rapidly process social decisions; of mirror neurons, which sense another’s movements; of dopamine neurons, which react to pleasure-inducing neurotransmitters that flow freely while two lovers gaze. The author’s introductory tour through this emerging research landscape helps readers grasp core concepts of social neuroscience, illustrating abstractions with poignant anecdotes, without excessive jargon. Goleman also explains how such research may influence our lives. Given our socially reactive brains, we must "be wise," he says, and be aware of the ways that our moods influence the biology of each life we touch.
From Scientific American:
We all recognize a special capacity that humans have—some more so than others—to connect with others in a deep and direct way. We see this quality expressed by a performer revving a crowd, a doctor healing a patient or a mother putting a child to sleep. To orchestrate these tasks, a person must sense and stimulate the reactions and mood of another. In 1995 Daniel Goleman, a Harvard University–trained psychologist and writer for the New York Times, published Emotional Intelligence, in which he discussed the human ability "to manage our own emotions and inner potential for positive relationships." Now he goes a step further. In Social Intelligence, he enlarges his scope to encompass our human abilities to connect with one another. "We are wired to connect," Goleman says. "Neuroscience has discovered that our brain’s very design makes it sociable, inexorably drawn into an intimate brain-to-brain linkup whenever we engage with another person. That neural bridge lets us affect the brain—and so the body—of everyone we interact with, just as they do us." Each encounter between people primes the emotions. This neurological pas de deux stimulates our nervous systems, affecting hormones, heart rate, circulation, breathing and the immune system. Goleman peppers his discourse with anecdotes to illustrate the power of social intelligence. From the countertop of Rosie Garcia, a multitasking baker in New York’s Grand Central Terminal, to the tantrum-tainted class of a Texas teacher, he shows how social sensitivity and wisdom can profoundly reshape conflicts. In one encounter in Iraq, a quick-witted U.S. commander turned a Muslim mob’s threats into laughter when he ordered his soldiers to kneel, lower rifl es and smile—averting a potentially fatal clash. Goleman deftly discusses relevant neural pathways, including the thalamus and amygdala, which together regulate sensory and arousal stimuli. He speaks of spindle cells, which rapidly process social decisions; of mirror neurons, which sense another’s movements; of dopamine neurons, which react to pleasure-inducing neurotransmitters that flow freely while two lovers gaze. The author’s introductory tour through this emerging research landscape helps readers grasp core concepts of social neuroscience, illustrating abstractions with poignant anecdotes, without excessive jargon. Goleman also explains how such research may influence our lives. Given our socially reactive brains, we must "be wise," he says, and be aware of the ways that our moods influence the biology of each life we touch.
Monday, January 24, 2011
This Love Song Lasts Forever - or - Fuckin and Fightin it's NOT all the same - or - Obama and I Are Going Twelve Rounds, then Having Twelve Beers Together - or - WTF'didju call me!? - or - Cancer Is a Bad Joke.
http://www.nature.com/neuro/journal/v9/n11/full/nn1106-1347.html
Aggression is critical to survival, but so is learning when to suppress aggressive impulses. Is it appropriate to head-butt someone who insults your sister during a world championship soccer game when a penalty could cost your team the trophy? Words may provoke, but context matters. Over normal development, impulsive aggressive tendencies diminish, reason rules, and strict social rules about aggression become a guidepost for navigating through adolescence and adulthood.
As the title suggests, Biology of Aggression is heavily weighted toward understanding the role of biology in aggressive behavior. This timely volume covers genetics, neurotransmitters, hormones, development, pharmacology and psychophysiology. Almost all the chapters are up to date, point out weaknesses in previous investigations and suggest future directions—a real help to the novice in this area. Of course, one principal reason that neuroscientists study aggression is to learn how to modulate it in humans and perhaps how to cope with it in other species. This book provides a good yardstick to measure where we stand in attaining those goals, while making clear that we are not yet able to predict with any useful degree of precision who will be aggressive and when they will be aggressive.
In humans, aggression comes in many forms: verbal, physical, sexual; with or without a weapon; impulsive or premeditated. As noted in the book, a major problem is the absence of a widely acceptable definition for aggression across different species and adequately validated scales for kind and severity of aggressive acts. Despite these inherent limitations, the book articulates some clear findings on the relationships of brain structure, chemistry, physiology, and aggression.
We've all seen the Matrix, right? We haven't!? Oh shit man, we gotta watch it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j82GKTgVDkw
What he should have said is: Mental Chronometry is the use of response time in perceptual-motor tasks to infer the content,
duration, and temporal sequencing of cognitive operations. Mental chronometry is one of the core paradigms of experimental and
cognitive psychology, and has found application in various disciplines including cognitive psychophysiology/cognitive neuroscience and behavioral neuroscience to elucidate mechanisms underlying cognitive processing.
Mental chronometry is studied using the measurements of reaction time (RT). Reaction time is the elapsed time between the
presentation of a sensory stimulus and the subsequent behavioral response. In psychometric psychology it is considered to
be an index of speed of processing. That is, it indicates how fast the thinker can execute the mental operations needed
by the task at hand. In turn, speed of processing is considered an index of processing efficiency. The behavioral response
is typically a button press but can also be an eye movement, a vocal response, or some other observable behavior.
"Shaolin Kung Fu"
Lee became an iconic figure known throughout the world, particularly among the Chinese, as he portrayed Chinese nationalism in
his films. While Lee initially trained in Wing Chun, he later rejected well-defined martial art styles, favouring instead to
utilise useful techniques from various sources in the spirit of his personal martial arts philosophy he dubbed Jeet Kune Do
(The Way of the Intercepting Fist).
Rush Limbaugh does not speak for America.
Medical terminology rap, song, rapsong:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7BLecTNVzo
Yes, but is it necessary?
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/23/health/policy/23drug.html?src=me&ref=health
"Our family pet saved my life." http://paranormal.about.com/library/weekly/aa092699.htm
Aggression is critical to survival, but so is learning when to suppress aggressive impulses. Is it appropriate to head-butt someone who insults your sister during a world championship soccer game when a penalty could cost your team the trophy? Words may provoke, but context matters. Over normal development, impulsive aggressive tendencies diminish, reason rules, and strict social rules about aggression become a guidepost for navigating through adolescence and adulthood.
As the title suggests, Biology of Aggression is heavily weighted toward understanding the role of biology in aggressive behavior. This timely volume covers genetics, neurotransmitters, hormones, development, pharmacology and psychophysiology. Almost all the chapters are up to date, point out weaknesses in previous investigations and suggest future directions—a real help to the novice in this area. Of course, one principal reason that neuroscientists study aggression is to learn how to modulate it in humans and perhaps how to cope with it in other species. This book provides a good yardstick to measure where we stand in attaining those goals, while making clear that we are not yet able to predict with any useful degree of precision who will be aggressive and when they will be aggressive.
In humans, aggression comes in many forms: verbal, physical, sexual; with or without a weapon; impulsive or premeditated. As noted in the book, a major problem is the absence of a widely acceptable definition for aggression across different species and adequately validated scales for kind and severity of aggressive acts. Despite these inherent limitations, the book articulates some clear findings on the relationships of brain structure, chemistry, physiology, and aggression.
We've all seen the Matrix, right? We haven't!? Oh shit man, we gotta watch it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j82GKTgVDkw
What he should have said is: Mental Chronometry is the use of response time in perceptual-motor tasks to infer the content,
duration, and temporal sequencing of cognitive operations. Mental chronometry is one of the core paradigms of experimental and
cognitive psychology, and has found application in various disciplines including cognitive psychophysiology/cognitive neuroscience and behavioral neuroscience to elucidate mechanisms underlying cognitive processing.
Mental chronometry is studied using the measurements of reaction time (RT). Reaction time is the elapsed time between the
presentation of a sensory stimulus and the subsequent behavioral response. In psychometric psychology it is considered to
be an index of speed of processing. That is, it indicates how fast the thinker can execute the mental operations needed
by the task at hand. In turn, speed of processing is considered an index of processing efficiency. The behavioral response
is typically a button press but can also be an eye movement, a vocal response, or some other observable behavior.
"Shaolin Kung Fu"
Shaolin Kung Fu refers to a collection of Chinese martial arts that claim affiliation with the Shaolin Monastery. Of the tens of thousands of kung fu and wushu styles, several hundred might have some relationship to Shaolin; however, aside from a few very well known systems, such as Xiao Hong Quan, the Da Hong Quan, Yin Shou Gun, Damo Sword, etc., it would be almost impossible to establish a verifiable connection to the Temple for any one particular art.
Ever grab a bull by the horns? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRxhlJGYe1o
Shaolin super humans: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k249iTCIgGM
Bruce Lee (born Lee Jun-fan; 27 November 1940 – 20 July 1973) was a Chinese American and Hong Kong actor, martial arts instructor, philosopher, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and founder of the Jeet Kune Do martial arts movement. He is considered one of the most influential martial artists of the 20th century, and a cultural icon.
Lee became an iconic figure known throughout the world, particularly among the Chinese, as he portrayed Chinese nationalism in
his films. While Lee initially trained in Wing Chun, he later rejected well-defined martial art styles, favouring instead to
utilise useful techniques from various sources in the spirit of his personal martial arts philosophy he dubbed Jeet Kune Do
(The Way of the Intercepting Fist).
Rush Limbaugh does not speak for America.
Don't become an agent... become A CHANGE AGENT.
Welcome to THE NEW RENAISSANCE!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7BLecTNVzo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07v53fCRzOQ
I have a way to give myself self-confidence without being a bad person...
Foo Fighters - Wind up
I have a choice between the bat or the belt
each time I hear about the hand you've been delt
spare me confession
it's confession you sell
maybe I'll fall behind
but I don't mind
'cause I'll catch up
I want a song that's indelible
like manimal
I hope you never see me wind up
will I be happy on the back of the shelf?
will you be happy when we're sharing a cell?
spare me your questions since you know me so well
someday you'll realize
that I get shy and I choke up
I want a song that's indelible
like manimal
I hope you never see me wind up
what is wrong with this animal?
I'm terrible
I hope you never see me wind up
farewell my sweet paramania
farewell my sweet paramania
my only promise is that I'll never tell
keep you at a distance from the things that I felt
I'll bite the bullet
take the beating
until I take it back anyway
what was I supposed to say?
I want a song that's indelible
like manimal
I hope you never see me wind up
what is wrong with this animal?
I'm terrible
I hope you never see me wind up
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12243206
http://www.sheknows.com/health-and-wellness/top10/question/top-10-cancer-fighting-foods
Yes, but is it necessary?
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/23/health/policy/23drug.html?src=me&ref=health
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