by Tom | Mar 14, 2014 | Science, View
I’m not sure what it is showing: “effective” connectivity anyone? It doesn’t matter. Flying through your own brain seeing its activity in real-time is remarkable. I usually “feel” I am thinking at the front and sides of my head....
by Tom | Jan 16, 2014 | Reading, Science
I hope, hope, hope this is real and works.
by Tom | Jan 13, 2014 | Reading, Science
The idea seems to be to reactivate some early-life learning mechanisms (most people only learn perfect pitch early in their lives) through valproate. Then do exercises to learn to successfully identify pitch. To my untrained eye, it seems a reasonable study with...
by Tom | Jan 13, 2014 | Personal, Reading, Science
This is great news to counter the raft of depressing stories. Global focused and concerted action having global effects. While my “students” in Melkote were lovely happy kids, I’m delighted there won’t be another cohort blighted and crippled by...
by Tom | Oct 2, 2013 | Science, View
Must-view for so many reasons (NB 25 minutes long, so plan your time). I loved the stuff stashed everywhere making it feel like a big shed. I loved how elegant the astronauts get at handling zero g. Â I loved the working / using / sleeping on all four walls of any...
by Tom | Sep 17, 2013 | Reading, Science
We want sports to be fair and we take elaborate measures to make sure that no one competitor has an advantage over any other. But how can a fantastic menagerie ever be a contest among equals? It is a valid question, and a difficult one to answer. My hunch is that...
