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Aug 26 / 7:36pm

sharing a moment

In a conversation today, Henry Gustav Molaison came up and became a topic. He was, according to wikipedia:

was a memory-impaired patient who was widely studied from the late 1950s until his death


He lost some memory after brain surgery and could not form new memories since. And became an important tool into how the human brain works. However, according to Tanaka, the big lesson to us all comes from this fact:

Henry loved to do crossword puzzles, play bingo, watch TV, and socialize with the people who took care of him.


He was willing to be studied and help in any way possible. He really lived in the moment. And enjoyed it. That doesn't mean he was reckless, he just like the people around him. And wasn't burdened by resentment or regret. A lot of positive lessons can be taken from that.

And on that note, I give you this short film, sent by Naomi:

And just so we can connect to the recent science and Carl Sagan posts, for those who haven't seen, the Pale Blue Dot speech:

I might be romanticizing things too much. But screw it, I'm sharing this with you.

Filed under  //  astronomy   brain   carl sagan   cosmos   film   memory   moment   neurology   neuroscience   pale blue dot   science   short   space   video   voyager   wikipedia  
 
Aug 3 / 10:28am

Impasse

Both simple and complex.

via swissmiss on 8/1/09

Impasse from Reel 13 on Vimeo.

Impasse, by Bram Schouw. Without words, we’re left to consider whether love and attraction can break through the impasse of human intolerance.

Found in the Shorts Library over at Thirteen.

(thank you mirthandjoy)

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