Bits and Pieces

Trivia Tidbit: Say or hear a word over and over again, and it may lose its meaning to you. Almost all of us have experienced it. Your brain, after a while, may have been unable to center in on the meaning of a particular word. This happens due to “a psychological phenomenon in which repetition causes a word or phrase to temporarily lose meaning for the listener, who can only process the speech as repeated meaningless sounds,” as explained by Wikipedia. The name of that phenomenon is “semantic satiation“ . via

The Gentlemen’s Rant: Graduation

Jonco — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:16:21 +0000

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Thanks Tarika

Neil deGrasse Tyson – We Stopped Dreaming

Jonco — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:11:43 +0000

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A Rapper’s Horse

Jonco — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:56:56 +0000

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The Life History Of The Onion

Jonco — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:22:01 +0000

From the British Council collection from the 1940s.

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One of these is not like the others

Jonco — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:15:29 +0000

Ever wonder what happens when you send an email?

Jonco — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:05:51 +0000

Ever wonder what happens when you send an email?

Take a journey with Gmail and find out. Along the way, discover our data centers through videos, photos and more. It all begins when you click send. The Story of Send

I found this very interesting.

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Rare: Portraits of America’s Endangered Species

Jonco — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:26:15 +0000

Earth’s biodiversity is vanishing at an alarming rate. This video from National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore shows what we stand to lose. More information is available in his forthcoming book, RARE: Portraits of America’s Endangered Species.

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