Savage-Rumbaugh asks whether uniquely human traits, and other animals' behaviors, are hardwired by species. Then she rolls a video that makes you think: maybe not. The bonobo apes she works with understand spoken English. One follows her instructions to take a cigarette lighter from her pocket and use it to start a fire. Bonobos are shown making tools, drawing symbols to communicate, and playing Pac-Man -- all tasks learned just by watching. Maybe it's not always biology that causes a species to act as it does, she suggests. Maybe it's cultural exposure to how things are done.
Rob Bryanton explains the theory behind each of the ten dimensions, and how they link to each other.
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The Man Who Lost His Body [Part 1]
[Part 1] 25 years ago, Ian Waterman caught a virus that destroyed half his nervous system. He was left like a rag doll, with no sense of touch below the neck and no idea of where his limbs were unless he could see them. The doctors told him that he would never walk, feed himself or dress himself again. Yet, against all the odds, he has made an apparently miraculous recovery. How has he managed it? What does his story reveal about the extraordinary capacities of the human brain?
The NeoCube is composed of 216 individual high-energy sphere magnets, which can be formed into BILLIONS of shapes and patterns. It is highly addictive and only available at www.TheNeoCube.com
Yep, this is the monster 41 gram joint that lamproo our french counterpart rolled up. This thing is so huge. Nice one there! 41.5 grams exactly
Check out http://www.documentarywire.com A documentary exploring how the mass media shape public opinion on the 'War on Terror' and economic Globalisation. Offers a wide range of viewpoints from broadcasters, journalists, alternative media activists, and news editors. We investigate the bias of Television news during the protest blockades of the IMF and the G8 summits. Includes a shocking report on state suppression of alternative media in Europe. Discover how new technology, such as the internet and camcorders, is challenging the role of the traditional news gatherer.
Exchanging Greetings and Introductions - Young America Films, 1960, 11 min First impressions are hard to shake, so this film teaches youngsters the importance of greetings and introductions. Like many films in this genre, the filmâs producers are asking a lot of children who just a generation earlier were instructed to âonly speak when spoken to.â Now, it seems, not only are kids expected to quickly assess their family and friendsâ position on the social ladder, they are also supposed to provide newly-introduced adults with topics of conversation.
What happens when you get a bit too flash...
sir ken robinson on creativity&education(with a chuckle) @ TED 2006
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