glasscastle - June 14, 2006 @ 7:19 am
· Weird Science
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People with face-blindness, known as prosopagnosia, have trouble
identifying which of the three faces on the bottom row is the same
as the person shown in the three photos on the top row
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New findings from researchers at Harvard and elsewhere
suggest that a surprising number of people are face-blind, so bad at
recognizing faces that they routinely snub acquaintances and have trouble
following movie plots. In extreme cases, they may greet siblings as strangers
and struggle to discern which child is theirs at school pick-up time.
Face-blind people can see faces perfectly well — the
eyes, nose, and mouth — but seem to have trouble processing what they
see and placing it into memory to be recalled again. In its rare, extreme
form, prosopagnosics describe looking into the mirror and being unable
to recognize themselves.
Born prosopagnosics, whose brains are usually normal
in other respects, often suspect that something is wrong, but cannot
put a finger on it.
from the
Boston Globe
Who is that handsome devil who lives on the other side
of our bathroom mirror?
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glasscastle - June 14, 2006 @ 7:02 am
· ESL Links
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They
say the fastest ways to learn a foreign language are to fall in love
or get sent to jail. Groundbreaking media like this are bound to put the
Dowbrigade out of business, one way or another, sooner or later. This
bizarre English language instruction, called Zuiikin Gals II, features
sexy doll-like Japanese babes repeatedly chanting heart-warming English
phrases like
"This is all your
fault" and "I can’t stand the sight of you". We can’t wait to use this
material with our students.
from YouTube
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