January 2012
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Drew Berry: Animations of unseeable biology
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Derek Sivers - Weird, or just different?
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Arabic numerals
The numeral system came to be known to both the Persian mathematician Al-Khwarizmi, whose book On the Calculation with Hindu Numerals written about 825 in Arabic, and the Arab mathematician Al-Kindi, who wrote four volumes, “On the Use of the Indian Numerals” (Ketab fi Isti’mal al-‘Adad al-Hindi) about 830. Their work was principally responsible for the diffusion of the...
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Listenmoviescore: John WILLIAMS “Ewok Celebration /...
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December 2011
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Snot comeback first show
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Genius IQs - Hmolpedia →
In IQs, a genius IQ is intelligence quotient or integer number at or above 140 (Terman, 1916), the validity of the method used to discern IQ number being of prime importance (with the ratio IQ method being one of the least dependable), wherein strong weight is affixed to the conditional term “genius”, from the Latin gignere “to beget” (to produce), in the sense that one may have a strong aptitude,...
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November 2011
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Behavioral economist Dan Ariely, the author of Predictably Irrational, uses classic visual illusions and his own counter-intuitive (and sometimes shocking) research findings to show how we’re not as rational as we think when we make decisions.
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The 1001 Films to See Before You Die « Instant... →
The 1001 Films to See Before You Die (Compilation of all editions) with links to Youtube Free Movies or Netflix Instant Watch
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October 2011
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3D Color Illusions
This is a famous illusion. Believe it or not the squares marked A and B are the same shade of gray. Here is some proof of this statement by joining the squares marked A and B with two vertical stripes of the same shade of gray. And here is a video demonstrating this illusion in real time for the non believers. So why this happens? The MIT Professor that created this illusion explains...
Oct 27th
The Pirate Puzzle - Game theory
Three pirates (A, B, and C) arrive from a lucrative voyage with 100 pieces of gold. They will split up the money according to an ancient code dependent on their leadership rules. The pirates are organized with a strict leadership structure–pirate A is stronger than pirate B who is stronger than pirate C. The voting process is a series of proposals with a lethal twist. Here are the rules: The...
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