An interesting study used MRI technology on the brains of jazz musicians while they played. Certain areas were turned on or off when they began to improvise, leading to some insights on creativity.
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You may have noticed the similarities between the 2008 presidential campaign and the final season of The West Wing. There’s a perfectly reasonable explanation.
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The “T. Rex of the Ocean” was the biggest sea reptile on record at 50 feet long. The new pliosaur species is nicknamed The Monster.
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Would you take an offer of the perfect mate if you knew that you’d only have limited time together before this person died? Help Chad Orzel with this hypothetical situation before Friday.
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Spiderman gets lost, wanders into the set of the X-Men. That kind of thing will break your concentration.
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Can scientists dance? You bet they can, especially when they are illustrating their dissertations!
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See an awesome collection of creative bookshelves. I want them all!
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How To Win a Duel. In the case of Lord Bruce and the Earl of Dorset, all they achieved was a place in history.
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The link to dancing scientists required a login code. I could not use the link. FYI.
posted by beki on 2-28-2008 at 5:24 am
That’s funny. I don’t have that problem. Anyone else?
posted by Miss Cellania on 2-28-2008 at 6:25 am
no I could see everything, it was really funny! no log in code.
posted by Sambo on 2-28-2008 at 6:33 am
I think it depends on where you are logging in from. I see my university Science login info on the site there. If you are connected through an ip that is not associated with a subscription, it will probably prompt for a login.
My fellow (physical chemistry/nanotech) grad students and I often joke about presenting our defenses and group meetings through interpretive dance, so I got quite the kick out of this.
posted by Jack on 2-28-2008 at 10:06 am
I’m at home, and have no university affiliation or subscription, but still get the page OK.
posted by Miss Cellania on 2-28-2008 at 10:30 am
“Certain areas were turned off or off…”
That’s not right, is it?
posted by Amanda on 2-28-2008 at 1:51 pm
You got me, Amanda! I’ll fix that.
posted by Miss Cellania on 2-28-2008 at 1:54 pm