Category Archive For "Entertainment"
in Entertainment, Science
UC Berkeley Neuroengineers consultants on movie ‘Transcendence’ with Johnny Depp
In an April 18, 2014, UC Berkeley press release, “Neuroengineers bring science cred, Berkeley feel to ‘Transcendence’ film” Sally Yang tells how and why Berkeley’s top research scientists became technical consultants for the new film, “Transcendence” which stars Johnny Depp in the role of the scientist, Will Caster. Director Wally Pfister, who won an Oscar …
Fashion alert: Scientists say hipster beards may soon go out of style
Subject displaying the four levels of beard Barnaby J. Dixson University of New South Wales Men are sprouting beards everywhere. Did the economic crisis have something to do with it? Are razor blades and shaving foam too expensive? Is this just another hot indie rocker hipster trend? Scientists are saying that it may not be …
in Art, Entertainment, Psychology
Chaplin’s shocking and truly timeless speech on the future of humanity
Below is a 75 year old speech of Chaplin’s still (unfortunately) so relevant even to even our present times. Some interpret it as an “out-of-character personal plea” from Chaplin himself on the state of our world and humanity at large. A synopsis of the film can be viewed here, but what is most intriguing is …
Michael Jackson’s Death and Astrology
Death always has a way of making time stand still. Now, another “king” is gone, and in the spirit of kings just like Elvis, Michael Jackson‘s death made the world stand still as well as almost causing a halt to the enitire World Wide Web in the process. In that stillness is a nanosecond of …
NYC’s 36th Annual Village Halloween Parade 2009 ‘Terra Incognita’
Terra Incognito ‘hic sunt dracones’ This Halloween, the 36th Annual Village Halloween Parade will embark on its theme’s voyage to Terra Incognita: “hic sunt dracones.” This cryptic inscription was engraved exactly 500 years ago in 1510, on the Lenox Globe, that sits within one of The New York Public Library’s private collections. Terra Incognita means …
in Art, Entertainment
Neuroscientists discover Da Vinci’s secret: Is the Mona Lisa smiling or not?
Mona Lisa’s smile: It all depends on where you look According to Ewen Callaway’s article, Mona Lisa’s Smile a Mystery No More, in October’s New Scientist, neuroscientists have solved the mystery as to why some people see Mona Lisa’s smile and some don’t. Is she smiling or not? Neuroscientists at the Institute of Neuroscience in …
Gay pride parade NYC 2009’s missing colors
Gay Pride Parade NYC 2009 The Rainbow Flag blanketed Fifth Avenue in NYC today with stripes of color. Against the multitudinous grey tones of New York City, the colorful flag stuck out more than the parade, the participant’s colorful floats and costumes combined. Though diversity of orientation, profession, political stance and music stood out in …
