Very good, funny, and illuminating brain biology & anatomy.
right:
parallel; connected to the world; physical; present moment; whole; spirit
left:
serial; self knowledge; abstract, future & past; details; body
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 our brains define us and connect us to the world and to one another.
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Open-Source Economics, its competitiveness and what the future tech./engineering looks like!
Law professor Yochai Benkler explains how collaborative projects like Wikipedia and Linux represent the next stage of human organization. By disrupting traditional economic production, copyright law and established competition, they’re paving the way for a new set of economic laws, where empowered individuals are put on a level playing field with industry giants.
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