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Who is the most intelligent person in history? | ThoughtChalk | An Interest in Everything.... and Everything Interesting
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Who is the most intelligent person in history? Who is the most intelligent person in history? After watching an intriguing Modern Marvels focused on the life and achievements of the great Benjamin Franklin, I began to ponder over an impossible yet still intriguing question — who is the most intelligent person in history? Naturally this question leads to many other questions. How do you define intelligence? What about the people who theorized concepts that weren’t proven until after their death? Do you ag...
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Inconsistency of Memory | ThoughtChalk | An Interest in Everything.... and Everything Interesting
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Have you ever wondered why you could easily recall the lyrics of a song you don’t even like and haven’t heard in years, yet can barely recall anything from yesterday’s test? Below I posited a couple personal theories. So could it just be that we have more emotional attachments to our songs than our academic learning? I think absolutely, but the jury is still out to extent to which this is true. Repetition is key to truly learning something, so the simple act of hearing songs many times confers an advanta...
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Rubix Cube Solver | ThoughtChalk | An Interest in Everything.... and Everything Interesting
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Everyday, it seems computers and robots are continuing to encroach more and more upon on things that were traditionally reserved to human capabilities. Some inventors just created a rubix cube machine. That can take any randomly mixed up rubix cube and solve it seconds! The video they show demonstrates the machine solved one cube in 5.35 seconds! And did I mention this was built OUT OF LEGOS? Click here to cancel reply. Mail (will not be published) (required). Hong Kong, China. Aaron, Thanks for the post...
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Just For Fun | ThoughtChalk | An Interest in Everything.... and Everything Interesting
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I’ve Got A Cryptic Message For Anyone Who Thinks Gays Shouldn’t Be Allowed To Marry. In Just For Fun. Rain Shadows (and the birth of my curiosity). Crossbows vs. Ak47’s. In Just For Fun. In Just For Fun. Tagged: First World Problems. Roly Pollies – Holy Moly! Stewardesses, or: How much fun can you have with only your left hand? In Just For Fun. In Just For Fun. 12 Things that will Change the World. Will Google Reach a Googol Searches? Watch today’s rare total lunar eclipse from anywhere in the world.
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The Branding Effect | ThoughtChalk | An Interest in Everything.... and Everything Interesting
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Pop Quiz — What do Band-Aids, Kleenex, and Frisbee have in common? If you guessed you need the band-aid to cover up the wound from the stray frisbee, and the kleenex to wipe up the tears, you were close but wrong. These three words are classic examples of trademarked brand names that have evolved to become the common term for their respective products. Although we may ask for a Kleenex, most of us are simply asking for a facial tissue. How the “Branding Effect” Affects Companies. On a related tangent, I&...
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Infographics | ThoughtChalk | An Interest in Everything.... and Everything Interesting
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Humans have always been visual creatures. Even when we simply talk amongst each other, we usual visual cues to better elucidate what we are trying to communicate. Whenever we utilize data, we prefer to use charts or graphs to demonstrate our point. It is this very basic human characteristic that makes Information graphics (aka “infographics”). So appealing, and this phenomenon has increased in popularity all over the internet. Rain Shadows (and the birth of my curiosity). 2 Comments so far:. An additiona...
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Anironic – The opposite of Ironic | ThoughtChalk | An Interest in Everything.... and Everything Interesting
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Anironic – The opposite of Ironic. Anironic – The opposite of Ironic. Irony is a concept that is well established in our society. Movies, television shows, theater and novels constantly employ them to provide comedic and/or dramatic value. Through it’s employment, it evokes stronger emotional reactions of sympathy. Just as a reminder, irony. Is defined as “1) Using or characterized by irony, or 2) Happening in the opposite way to what is expected. And it adjective form anironic. That Mr. Fish is a sw...
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Ode to the McDonald’s “Holiday Pie” | ThoughtChalk | An Interest in Everything.... and Everything Interesting
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Ode to the McDonald’s “Holiday Pie”. Ode to the McDonald’s “Holiday Pie”. Everyone has their own little guilty pleasure that they love about the holidays – the kind of thing they wouldn’t admit to in mixed company. Like a secret love of popular musicians doing cruddy holiday specials, or an eagerness to finally get to drink eggnog without looking (too) weird. This year, I’ve decided that my holiday season guilty pleasure is the McDonald’s “Holiday Pie.”. I mean, really looked at it? Why is that man grima...
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Intriguing | ThoughtChalk | An Interest in Everything.... and Everything Interesting
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Rain Shadows (and the birth of my curiosity). Changing the Education Paradigm. What’s your language of love? Tagged: acts of service. 45 Most Powerful Images of 2011. Amazon’s 11 new Kindles. Roly Pollies – Holy Moly! Lytro – Future of Photography. 12 Things that will Change the World. Page 1 of 4. My family members every time ssay that I am killing my time here at net, but I k.". Hong Kong, China. Aaron, Thanks for the post on our class and "rain shadows". I got a lot on enjo.". Sitting is killing you!
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