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December 11, 2008
Right on!
The Tuskegee Airmen, who made history during World War II as the country's first black military pilots only to return home to discrimination and exclusion from victory parades, have been invited to Barack Obama's inauguration.
WWII's Tuskegee Airmen Invited To Inauguration
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Advice to President-Elect Obama
This is an interesting collection of advice from 18 men and women in various positions of political, and other, leadership in American. Wonder if he will "listen" to all these? From Reader's Digest:
Memo to President-Elect Barack Obama
"Talk But Also Listen" -- David M. Abshire
"Encourage Debate" -- Karl Rove
"Remind Us What It Takes To Be Great" -- Anne-Marie Slaughter
"Restate the Case For U.S. Leadership Abroad" -- Madeleine Albright
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December 06, 2008
H.M. - one of the most intriguing cases in neuroscience/cogsci - dies at 82
I still remember reading about H.M. for the first time... I think that was when I realized just how amazingly curious, odd, amazing, complex and mysterious the human brain is. This man suffered severely from seizures and in an attempt to stop them underwent brain surgery in which parts of his hippocampus were removed. The seizures stopped, but H.M. was completely unable to form new memories.
H.M., An Unforgettable Amnesiac, Dies at 82
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December 05, 2008
Let's make the world smarter - with salt(?!)
I am probably not alone in having NO IDEA the impact that iodized salt apparently has on mental, cognitive and physical development. In fact, in reading this article: Raising the World's IQ I must admit that I struggle to fully accept the science... I mean, can they really meant it when they claim
We’re preventing people from becoming mentally retarded.???
I have checked my calendar several times, and am at least certain that this is not an april fool's joke. So here's to spending a few bucks on salt and preventing retardation!
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