In this video, Jessa Gamble talks about our sleeping cycle.
She says that without any artificial light, people sleep twice a night, once from 8pm-12am and another 2am-sunrise.
Two questions I have are: What determines the natural sleeping cycle of a person?
Is sleeping cycle genetically inherited?
One word to describe this would be: endless - everything works in a cycle, even our sleeping periods. Nothing ends, all it is is a cycle that comes back to the start.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
[TED] Patricia Burchat
http://www.ted.com/talks/patricia_burchat_leads_a_search_for_dark_energy.html
1. Brief description
Patricia Burchat studies the structrue and distribution of dark matter and dark energy. She talks about the existence of dark energy that we cannot see. According to what she says, the mass of clusters of galaxies are much bigger than they can account for; therefore, the dark matter around the galaxies is what make up the most of the weight. She explains the 'cone shape' of ray of light that observers see when the ray from a galaxy is bent by the dark matter. She introduces the Einstein's ring (3D shape of the rays coming into the observer's eyes or a telescope).
2. How it changed me
To be honest, I'm ALWAYS overwhelmed by how interesting and mysterious the universe it. It always comes to be as a shock, and this one was no different. I feel like I am this small little particle who has no effect on the universe.
3. One question
How did Einstein find out all these equations and come up with theories with much less technology? If he could do it, why isn't the process of discovery speeding up as more advanced technology is invented?
4. One word of expression
Extreme - we are billions of years apart from those galaxies. Everything and anything in the "dark" side of universe is massive and big. It's all about big scale and big ideas.
1. Brief description
Patricia Burchat studies the structrue and distribution of dark matter and dark energy. She talks about the existence of dark energy that we cannot see. According to what she says, the mass of clusters of galaxies are much bigger than they can account for; therefore, the dark matter around the galaxies is what make up the most of the weight. She explains the 'cone shape' of ray of light that observers see when the ray from a galaxy is bent by the dark matter. She introduces the Einstein's ring (3D shape of the rays coming into the observer's eyes or a telescope).
2. How it changed me
To be honest, I'm ALWAYS overwhelmed by how interesting and mysterious the universe it. It always comes to be as a shock, and this one was no different. I feel like I am this small little particle who has no effect on the universe.
3. One question
How did Einstein find out all these equations and come up with theories with much less technology? If he could do it, why isn't the process of discovery speeding up as more advanced technology is invented?
4. One word of expression
Extreme - we are billions of years apart from those galaxies. Everything and anything in the "dark" side of universe is massive and big. It's all about big scale and big ideas.
Friday, October 1, 2010
[TED]
1. 1 video every thursday
2. how it changed me
3. one question
4. one or two quotes
5. one word of expression
2. how it changed me
3. one question
4. one or two quotes
5. one word of expression
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
[Questions] A Whole New Mind - pg.207-244
1) What surprised you?
I didn't know that captions require "rhythm, brevity, and surprise". Meaning being a combination of external circumstances and internal will was new to me. I didn't know that neurotheology is the relationship between the brain and spiritual experience. Also, the fact that companies that acknowledged spiritual values and aligned them with company goals outperforming those that did not was interesting.
2) What did you already know?
I read Who Moved My Cheese when I was young!
3) Any new words? Provide definitions.
sadistic: enjoyment in being cruel
ghastly: shockingly frightful or dreadful
contemplation: thoughtful observation
demographic: of pertaining the science of vital and social statistics
hovers: to hang fluttering or suspended in the air
deluging: to flood
reverence: a feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe
beatific: blessings, happiness
gabfest: a gathering at which there is a great deal of conversation
maladies: any disorder or disease of the body
allay: to put (fear, doubt, suspicion, anger, etc.) to rest
infirm: to invalidate
ensue: to follow in order
ineluctably: incapable of being evaded
fable: a short tale to teach a moral lesson
introspection: observation or examination of one's own mental and emotional state
mantra: a word or formula
etched: to cut, bite, or corrode with an acid or the like
harrowing: extremely disturbing
maw: the mouth, throat, or gullet of an animal
vantage: a position, condition, or place affording some advantage or a commanding view
4) What changes will you make as a result of reading this?
I found a labyrinth in Langley! 50th ave, 201A street :D Let's all go visit! Also, I am not going to take a sabbath....
5) What questions has this left you with?
-What exactly does "happiness" do to improve your life? Or is it something else that improves your life that results in happiness?
-Why do mazes engage the left brain and labyrinths free the right brain?
-How does taking a sabbath help lessen stress? Wouldn't it be more stressful for those who are almost "addicted" to busy life?
6) What connections have you made to real life?
I actually sometimes go to elementary school playground and sit on a swing, listening to music. It is really relaxing and meditating. :)
7) What is the word of the day?
Saving - save the animals, children, resources....it will help make a better world!
8) Additional comments.
Finally, we finished this book. I really liked his way of presenting the ideas. It was not too formal and it was pretty easy to understand. I also liked little bit of humour here and there.
I didn't know that captions require "rhythm, brevity, and surprise". Meaning being a combination of external circumstances and internal will was new to me. I didn't know that neurotheology is the relationship between the brain and spiritual experience. Also, the fact that companies that acknowledged spiritual values and aligned them with company goals outperforming those that did not was interesting.
2) What did you already know?
I read Who Moved My Cheese when I was young!
3) Any new words? Provide definitions.
sadistic: enjoyment in being cruel
ghastly: shockingly frightful or dreadful
contemplation: thoughtful observation
demographic: of pertaining the science of vital and social statistics
hovers: to hang fluttering or suspended in the air
deluging: to flood
reverence: a feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe
beatific: blessings, happiness
gabfest: a gathering at which there is a great deal of conversation
maladies: any disorder or disease of the body
allay: to put (fear, doubt, suspicion, anger, etc.) to rest
infirm: to invalidate
ensue: to follow in order
ineluctably: incapable of being evaded
fable: a short tale to teach a moral lesson
introspection: observation or examination of one's own mental and emotional state
mantra: a word or formula
etched: to cut, bite, or corrode with an acid or the like
harrowing: extremely disturbing
maw: the mouth, throat, or gullet of an animal
vantage: a position, condition, or place affording some advantage or a commanding view
4) What changes will you make as a result of reading this?
I found a labyrinth in Langley! 50th ave, 201A street :D Let's all go visit! Also, I am not going to take a sabbath....
5) What questions has this left you with?
-What exactly does "happiness" do to improve your life? Or is it something else that improves your life that results in happiness?
-Why do mazes engage the left brain and labyrinths free the right brain?
-How does taking a sabbath help lessen stress? Wouldn't it be more stressful for those who are almost "addicted" to busy life?
6) What connections have you made to real life?
I actually sometimes go to elementary school playground and sit on a swing, listening to music. It is really relaxing and meditating. :)
7) What is the word of the day?
Saving - save the animals, children, resources....it will help make a better world!
8) Additional comments.
Finally, we finished this book. I really liked his way of presenting the ideas. It was not too formal and it was pretty easy to understand. I also liked little bit of humour here and there.
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
[Questions] A Whole New Mind - pg. 185-205
1) What surprised you?
I didn't know that playing activates the right side of your brain. It is surprising that big companies such as Nokia, Daimler-Chrysler, and Alcatel have brought in consultants in "Serious Play" a technique that uses Lego building to train corporate executives. It is interesting that the US military made a game to attract people to boost recruiting for the armed forces. I did not know 40% of game players are women and that Americans spend more on video games than they do on movie tickets. Also doctors playing GameCube decreasing the number of mistakes and increasing the speed of task is interesting.
2) What did you already know?
It wasn't surprising to know that 100% of college students have played video games.
3) Any new words? Provide definitions.
convene- to come together
self-anointed- to rub or sprinkle on
sober- habitually temperate
insubordination- not submitting to authority
sacked- to dismiss or discharge
breach- the act or a result of breaking
quarantined- strict isolation imposed to prevent the spread of disease
grimness- stern and admitting of no appeasement or compromise
commingling- to mix or mingle together
insolvency- bankruptcy
stellar- of or pertaining to the stars
zany- clownish
jester- a person who is given to witticisms, jokes, and pranks
imbue- to impregnate or inspire
frivolousness- characterized by lack of seriousness
treacherous- deceptive
cadets- a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship
gauzy- transparently thin and light
maneuvering- a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc
endeavors- to exert oneself to do or effect something
thwarting- to oppose successfully
wielding- to exercise :power, authority, influence, etc
clonked- a low, dull sound of impact
deployed- to spread out
conundrum- a riddle
volatile- evaporating rapidly
resurgence- rising or tending to rise again
lampooned- to mock or ridicule
calisthenics- gymnastic exercises designed to develop physical health and vigor, usually performed with little or no special apparatus
guffaws- a loud, unrestrained burst of laughter
pulsating- to vibrate
rampant- violent in action or spirit
4) What changes will you make as a result of reading this?
-Maybe try out video games...??
5) What questions has this left you with?
-It seems like video games have many benefits, but isn't there more bad effects from video games than good ones? Is it worth it then?
-Did the US military's stratage work? Why did they make it free?
-What if people get more violent and aggressive from playing too much game?
-In the previous chapter, it said women have more empathy, (more right brain work) but more men are good at games (right brain)...so why?
6) What connections have you made to real life?
"He who laughs last doesn't get it"
It took my a while to get it :D
7) What is the word of the day?
Dilemma - people make thousands of decisions everyday, but it is a dilemma every time.
http://www.fosterwhite.com/dynamic/images/display/Alden_Mason_Head_Dilemma_6736_375.jpg
8) Additional comments.
"Laughter...doesn't make two plus two equal four. Two plus two can equal sixty-four."
I think this quote is really cool.
I didn't know that playing activates the right side of your brain. It is surprising that big companies such as Nokia, Daimler-Chrysler, and Alcatel have brought in consultants in "Serious Play" a technique that uses Lego building to train corporate executives. It is interesting that the US military made a game to attract people to boost recruiting for the armed forces. I did not know 40% of game players are women and that Americans spend more on video games than they do on movie tickets. Also doctors playing GameCube decreasing the number of mistakes and increasing the speed of task is interesting.
2) What did you already know?
It wasn't surprising to know that 100% of college students have played video games.
3) Any new words? Provide definitions.
convene- to come together
self-anointed- to rub or sprinkle on
sober- habitually temperate
insubordination- not submitting to authority
sacked- to dismiss or discharge
breach- the act or a result of breaking
quarantined- strict isolation imposed to prevent the spread of disease
grimness- stern and admitting of no appeasement or compromise
commingling- to mix or mingle together
insolvency- bankruptcy
stellar- of or pertaining to the stars
zany- clownish
jester- a person who is given to witticisms, jokes, and pranks
imbue- to impregnate or inspire
frivolousness- characterized by lack of seriousness
treacherous- deceptive
cadets- a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship
gauzy- transparently thin and light
maneuvering- a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc
endeavors- to exert oneself to do or effect something
thwarting- to oppose successfully
wielding- to exercise :power, authority, influence, etc
clonked- a low, dull sound of impact
deployed- to spread out
conundrum- a riddle
volatile- evaporating rapidly
resurgence- rising or tending to rise again
lampooned- to mock or ridicule
calisthenics- gymnastic exercises designed to develop physical health and vigor, usually performed with little or no special apparatus
guffaws- a loud, unrestrained burst of laughter
pulsating- to vibrate
rampant- violent in action or spirit
4) What changes will you make as a result of reading this?
-Maybe try out video games...??
5) What questions has this left you with?
-It seems like video games have many benefits, but isn't there more bad effects from video games than good ones? Is it worth it then?
-Did the US military's stratage work? Why did they make it free?
-What if people get more violent and aggressive from playing too much game?
-In the previous chapter, it said women have more empathy, (more right brain work) but more men are good at games (right brain)...so why?
6) What connections have you made to real life?
"He who laughs last doesn't get it"
It took my a while to get it :D
7) What is the word of the day?
Dilemma - people make thousands of decisions everyday, but it is a dilemma every time.
http://www.fosterwhite.com/dynamic/images/display/Alden_Mason_Head_Dilemma_6736_375.jpg
8) Additional comments.
"Laughter...doesn't make two plus two equal four. Two plus two can equal sixty-four."
I think this quote is really cool.
Friday, May 21, 2010
[Questions] A Whole New Mind - pg. 175-184
1) What surprised you?
It was cool to find out that eavesdropping is an important way to strengthen empathy.
Also, doctors playing actors sounds really interesting.
2) What did you already know?
I think being an actor is a good job, because you can really knows what is is like to be in someone else's shoes. I like to make cards too ~ ><
3) Any new words? Provide definitions.
phrenology: a psychological theory or analytical method based on the belief that certain mental faculties and character traits are indicated by the configurations of the skull
uncanny: having or seeming to have a supernatural or inexplicable basis
artifacts: any object made by human beings
arduous: requiring great exertion
duplicitous: marked or characterized by duplicity
perplexing: to cause to be puzzled or bewildered over what is not understood or certain
ancillary: subordinate
4) What changes will you make as a result of reading this?
I want to take acting classes.
5) What questions has this left you with?
-Seriously, do you get paid?
-Can you stop advertising?
-If doctors can pretend to be actors, what does that do?
6) What connections have you made to real life?
I think it is good to feel in someone else's position and learn what it is like to be in their shoes.
7) What is the word of the day?
understanding - in order for people to learn new things, people need to not only understand facts, but others too.
8) Additional comments.
It was cool to find out that eavesdropping is an important way to strengthen empathy.
Also, doctors playing actors sounds really interesting.
2) What did you already know?
I think being an actor is a good job, because you can really knows what is is like to be in someone else's shoes. I like to make cards too ~ ><
3) Any new words? Provide definitions.
phrenology: a psychological theory or analytical method based on the belief that certain mental faculties and character traits are indicated by the configurations of the skull
uncanny: having or seeming to have a supernatural or inexplicable basis
artifacts: any object made by human beings
arduous: requiring great exertion
duplicitous: marked or characterized by duplicity
perplexing: to cause to be puzzled or bewildered over what is not understood or certain
ancillary: subordinate
4) What changes will you make as a result of reading this?
I want to take acting classes.
5) What questions has this left you with?
-Seriously, do you get paid?
-Can you stop advertising?
-If doctors can pretend to be actors, what does that do?
6) What connections have you made to real life?
I think it is good to feel in someone else's position and learn what it is like to be in their shoes.
7) What is the word of the day?
understanding - in order for people to learn new things, people need to not only understand facts, but others too.
8) Additional comments.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
[Questions] A Whole New Mind - pg.146-174
1) What surprised you?
I didn't know empathy is the ability to imagine yourself in someone else's position. It was also interesting to find out that the person who discovered that all mammals have emotions was Charles Darwin! (the guy who made me study for hours on evolution :D)I think it is cool that aphasics can detect liars more than 70% of the time.
2) What did you already know?
I knew facial expressions were universal! (especially smiles) Also that reading facial expressions has to do with right hemisphere.
http://academics.irfanessa.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/ietmlabels.jpg <- a cool picture!
3) Any new words? Provide definitions.
stymied: a situation or problem presenting such difficulties as to discourage
pollsters: a person whose occupation is the taking of public-opinion polls
inertia: sluggishness enliven: to make vigorous or active
guzzled: to drink, or sometimes eat, greedily, frequently, or plentifully
inkling: a slight suggestion or indication
attuning: to bring into accord, harmony, or sympathetic relationship
contending: to struggle in opposition
scaffolding: a scaffold or system of scaffolds
unpresidential: not pertaining to a president or presidency
languished: to be or become weak or feeble
fibbing: a small or trivial lie
subtleties: the state or quality of being subtle
conspicuous: easily seen or noticed prickle: a sharp point
anthrax: an infectious, often fatal disease of cattle, sheep, and other mammals, caused by Bacillus anthracis
attunement: being or bringing into harmony
intonation: the pattern or melody of pitch changes in connected speech
inferring: to derive by reasoning
4) What changes will you make as a result of reading this?
I started carrying a notebook for designs, now I guess I should use it to make a metaphor log.
5) What questions has this left you with?
-Does Daniel Pink get paid for mentioning all these books, people, and companies? (wow...)
-If the only way babies can express their emotion is through face, does that mean babies develop right hemisphere before left?
-Is there anything else that is different in women and men other than empathy?
-If there is, what accounts for the difference? (chemicals? structures? hormone?)
6) What connections have you made to real life?
I was happy that what I do, going to one website and ending up on a totally different topic, is a good thing to do.
7) What is the word of the day?
discovery - I think (from reading this) people have to encounter different things. It does not always come to them, sometimes they have to take a step. We discovered new things, and finally flew! But, only to discover more.
8) Additional comments.
I don't see the negative space in the kisses thing.
I didn't know empathy is the ability to imagine yourself in someone else's position. It was also interesting to find out that the person who discovered that all mammals have emotions was Charles Darwin! (the guy who made me study for hours on evolution :D)I think it is cool that aphasics can detect liars more than 70% of the time.
2) What did you already know?
I knew facial expressions were universal! (especially smiles) Also that reading facial expressions has to do with right hemisphere.
http://academics.irfanessa.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/ietmlabels.jpg <- a cool picture!
3) Any new words? Provide definitions.
stymied: a situation or problem presenting such difficulties as to discourage
pollsters: a person whose occupation is the taking of public-opinion polls
inertia: sluggishness enliven: to make vigorous or active
guzzled: to drink, or sometimes eat, greedily, frequently, or plentifully
inkling: a slight suggestion or indication
attuning: to bring into accord, harmony, or sympathetic relationship
contending: to struggle in opposition
scaffolding: a scaffold or system of scaffolds
unpresidential: not pertaining to a president or presidency
languished: to be or become weak or feeble
fibbing: a small or trivial lie
subtleties: the state or quality of being subtle
conspicuous: easily seen or noticed prickle: a sharp point
anthrax: an infectious, often fatal disease of cattle, sheep, and other mammals, caused by Bacillus anthracis
attunement: being or bringing into harmony
intonation: the pattern or melody of pitch changes in connected speech
inferring: to derive by reasoning
4) What changes will you make as a result of reading this?
I started carrying a notebook for designs, now I guess I should use it to make a metaphor log.
5) What questions has this left you with?
-Does Daniel Pink get paid for mentioning all these books, people, and companies? (wow...)
-If the only way babies can express their emotion is through face, does that mean babies develop right hemisphere before left?
-Is there anything else that is different in women and men other than empathy?
-If there is, what accounts for the difference? (chemicals? structures? hormone?)
6) What connections have you made to real life?
I was happy that what I do, going to one website and ending up on a totally different topic, is a good thing to do.
7) What is the word of the day?
discovery - I think (from reading this) people have to encounter different things. It does not always come to them, sometimes they have to take a step. We discovered new things, and finally flew! But, only to discover more.
8) Additional comments.
I don't see the negative space in the kisses thing.
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