Posts tagged Brain
Orphan from Africa now an aspiring ballerina
Michaela DePrince is a professional ballerina currently with the Dance Theatre of Harlem company, who was adopted as a young child from Africa by a US family.
Read MoreThe agency: New Faces
Negotiations and the idea of beauty. http://www.vh1.com/video/shows/the-agency/140237/new-faces-act-2.jhtml#id=1555682 Unattractive for the agent? http://www.vh1.com/video/shows/the-agency/140238/new-faces-act-3.jhtml#id=1555682 Idea of beauty http://www.vh1.com/video/shows/the-agency/135702/model-contest-act-3-winner.jhtml#id=1553351 Troubles erupt when booking the models http://www.vh1.com/video/shows/the-agency/136920/new-model-act-3-showtime.jhtml#id=1553985
Read MoreFelipe Santana | Kick off
Felipe Santana is a man for all seasons. He’s been with Dortmund for four years. At 1.94 meters tall, he’s hard to overlook and the way he plays is uncompromising.
Read MoreTelevision tunes in to the future
IFA, the world’s leading trade show for consumer electronics and home appliances opened in Berlin. Up to 1500 exhibitors and 240,000 visitors tuned in to see how they might be watching television in the years ahead, surfing the net on a tablet or using their mobile smart phone to connect with all sorts of tasks. […]
Read MoreJ. Craig Venter’s Adrenaline: Fight or Flight Response
J. Craig Venter went on to receive his Ph.D. from the University of California, San Diego. When faced with immediate danger, the brain releases adrenaline, a hormone secreted from glands above the kidneys. In the case of a police officer confronted with a raging fire surge, adrenaline triggered the body to release stored ATP so […]
Read MoreShould we focus on social equality instead of gene pools?
Let’s Move On From Race by Jonathan Marks http://www.mesacc.edu/dept/d10/asb/origins/hominid_journey/modernorigins.html http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120820152204.htm
Read MoreAncient DNA
http://youtu.be/yAzWNkCMt8w Ancient DNA Reveals That Some Neanderthals Were Redheads http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/10/071025143311.htm Science writer Carl Zimmer speaks at Yale Medical School about how new discoveries about Neanderthals are helping us better understand what it means to be human. For more information, see http://carlzimmer.com
Read MoreGeneticists Uncover the Origin of Blue Eyes
http://occupycorporatism.com/blue-eyes-originated-10000-years-ago-in-the-black-sea-region/ Blue Eyes Originated 10,000 Years Ago in the Black Sea Region http://www.springerlink.com/content/2045q6234h66p744/fulltext.html Blue eye color in humans may be caused by a perfectly associated founder mutation in a regulatory element located within the HERC2 gene inhibiting OCA2 expression
Read MoreThe Effects of Music on the Brain
The effects of music on the brain from NOVA The growth of media has had an ever-expanding role in the lives of children, especially in terms of a child’s physical and mental health. Here, Michael Rich, MD, MPH, director of the Center on Media and Child Health at Children’s Hospital Boston, comments on media as […]
Read MoreThe art of creating awe
Rob Legato creates movie effects so good they (sometimes) trump the real thing. Ramesh Raskar: Imaging at a trillion frames per second
Read MoreBrazilian Model: Daniela Braga
Nationality: Brazilian Brazil has an indigenous Indian population of around 450,000, comprising more than 200 peoples who speak more than 180 different languages. According to the National Foundation for the Indian (FUNAI) the indigenous population has been growing at a rate of more than 3.5% per year and is now four times greater than in […]
Read MoreAnais
Nationality: American Place of birth: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Anais (birth name Anais Martinez) She won a Casandra Award (which is the Dominican version of the Grammy’s) for “Most Outstanding Artist Located In Another Country”. She attended The Door academy in New York where study dance and singing with Juanita Williams, who is a gospel and jazz […]
Read MoreHow it feels to have a stroke
Neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor had an opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: One morning, she realized she was having a massive stroke. As it happened — as she felt her brain functions slip away one by one, speech, movement, understanding — she studied and remembered every moment. This is a powerful story about how […]
Read Morephyllis hyman
Nationality and Ethnicity: African American Deep-voiced and statuesque, Phyllis Hyman sang with a life-affirming energy and emotional intensity found in few other female vocalists. Born in Philadelphia in 1949 (and raised in Pittsburgh), her professional career began in New York City where, during an engagement, she was spotted by producer Norman Connors and contemporaries Jean Carne and Roberta Flack, among […]
Read MoreSouth African Royalty: Tsidii Le Loka
Tsidii Le Loka was studying economics and music at the University of Massachusetts when she got a call to come to New York and audition for “The Lion King.” Not only did she get the part of Rafiki, but she went on to receive a Tony nomination for her work. It was a defining […]
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