Tips for using Google
From TechGumbo, here are some potentially useful tips for using Google. I use Google all the time, and I didn’t know some of these things. 12 Cool Google Search Tricks You Should Be Using!
Neuroplasticity
This short documentary shows some of the science behind the idea that you can retrain your brain. Neuroplasticity is the idea that the brain can be changed, it isn’t fixed. Dr. Norman Doidge’s research into this revolutionary concept shows that it can be used to help people with various debilitating conditions: The Brain That Changes […]
Orphan Black (season 4)
{5/5} “‘What is it, mother? What is our greater good?’ ‘To control human evolution, darling. To create a more perfect human being.’” Orphan Black season 4, aired in 2016 MK, a clone who’d been in contact with Beth, calls Sarah and tells her she’s not safe where she is — so once again she moves. […]
Star Trek: DS9 — Enigma Tales
{4.5/5} “In the enigma tale as we have known it… we have evidence that literature — that art — encodes into itself, despite all attempts at extirpation, critiques of the world in which it is created. In the enigma tale these authors tried to address — through the medium of the puzzle, the riddle — […]
Smoking will be banned at McMaster
I applaud any and all restrictions on smoking. Here’s one that makes me think about moving to Hamilton: McMaster University banning smoking on all campuses
Not-so-great trends in pop music
Have you ever thought that current pop music all sounds the same? If so, you’re not alone. Here’s a YouTube video from Thoughty2 that backs up this idea with science. Find out what’s been happening with timbre, melody, rhythm, and vocals: Why Is Modern Pop Music So Terrible?
James Bond
Here’s an updated version of this list. I’ve seen Quantum of Solace and No Time to Die once and all the other James Bond movies at least twice. Many of them I would have given a higher rating to the first time I saw them (+). As for the spoof Casino Royale from 1967 I […]
Spectre
{4.5/5} “I won’t be long.” — Bond, to a woman he never returns to Spectre, released in 2015 James Bond receives a message from his previous boss, M, who died. She wants him to track down a man and kill him, and he won’t let anything stop him. Because of a bit of a fiasco […]
Star Trek: TNG — Hearts and Minds
{4.5/5} “Having participated in numerous first contact situations over the course of his career, he always tried to wonder what the representatives of the other party were thinking during the opening moments of such a meeting. Fear? Uncertainty? Anticipation or hope? Picard had seen all of those reactions and everything in between.” Star Trek: TNG […]
Skyfall
{4.5/5} “One can never be too careful when handsome men in tuxedos carry Walthers.” Skyfall, released in 2012 James Bond is chasing someone who’s stolen a list of undercover agents. He’s shot, and takes some time to recover. Because of the loss of the list, M is being forced to resign in 2 months. Eventually […]