Thursday, January 26, 2012

My Brain has a Mind of Its Own!

Just like we talked about in class, our brain does a lot that we're not aware of to make sense of the constant stream of sensory input it receives. Watch the video and participate in it (best in full screen mode), and READ the whole article (it's short!) describing the phenomenon.

http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/video-optical-illusion-wins-head-191105551.html

Crazy, right?! For your reply, since I can't ask a follow-up question specific to this topic, all you have to do is briefly state 1. something nice that someone did for you today and 2. something nice you did for someone else today.

If you can't think of anything for #2, the day isn't over, so go practice a random act of kindness, no matter how small. ☺ Cool beans!
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35 comments:

  1. Dianne JahanganiJanuary 27, 2012 at 10:06 AM

    Something Nice I did yesterday, because the day just started today and I havent done anything yet: I made my brother breakfast, and helped him with his homework. Something nice that someone else did for me, was to ask me how I was doing with my ankle.

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  2. gideonsaidaraJanuary 27, 2012 at 10:27 AM

    1. My mom made me breakfast
    2. I helped my mom set up her iPad

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  3. Jonah ZarrowJanuary 27, 2012 at 11:09 AM

    1. i just woke up, so nothing yet
    2. im going to help destroy Dave's back yard today

    this video didn't work on me.

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  4. Blake Resnikoff-GJanuary 27, 2012 at 11:42 AM

    1) My sister called me to make sure I was up since I had to be up early
    2) I went to give back a bag that my mom borrowed from my aunt because my moms out of town

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  5. Em IraniJanuary 27, 2012 at 1:20 PM

    1) My mother wished me good luck for my soccer game today
    2) I worked at my community service today (a hospital) so I did a lot of helping others there

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  6. Alex FatykhovJanuary 27, 2012 at 2:12 PM

    1) My uncle made me breakfast
    2) I went to work on my community service (tree people)

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  7. Isabella AstorJanuary 27, 2012 at 2:13 PM

    1) My mommy made me breakfast this morning! :)
    2) I bought Paris' little sister some chipotle.

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  8. Rami PInchasiJanuary 27, 2012 at 4:20 PM

    1) My mom bought me a really nice pen.
    2) I bought my mom a necklace.

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  9. Anthony GarciaJanuary 27, 2012 at 4:41 PM

    1)My mom said that I didn't have to take my 7th mock SAT on saturday
    2)So I drove her around and she did errands

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  10. Jacqueline ChebanJanuary 27, 2012 at 5:38 PM

    1) My mom made me yummy pancakes this morning!
    2) This afternoon, I volunteered at the Skirball Museum and helped little kids make crafts. :)

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  11. Claire SelvinJanuary 27, 2012 at 6:02 PM

    1) Sammy drove me home
    2) I bought my sister a book

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  12. Samara Roman-HolbaJanuary 27, 2012 at 6:46 PM

    1) My friend took me out to dinner
    2) I helped my friend through a really hard situation

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  13. Ross EsseJanuary 27, 2012 at 8:39 PM

    1). Robert drove me, Gideon, and Alex P to go-kart world
    2). I paid for all of their jack in the box meals

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  14. Reid WomackJanuary 27, 2012 at 10:32 PM

    1. My mom made us dinner
    2. I lent some money to a friend

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  15. Matthew KoganJanuary 27, 2012 at 11:16 PM

    1) My dad bought me subway for lunch.
    2) I helped my dad at the office.

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  16. Nausher WaliaJanuary 28, 2012 at 1:00 AM

    1. My mom made me breakfast.
    2. i did community service today.

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  17. Michael SliskovichJanuary 29, 2012 at 8:50 AM

    1. My brother brought me In'n'Out
    2. I brought my brother's backpack in from his car

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  18. Indu MerrittJanuary 29, 2012 at 11:46 AM

    1. My friend paid for my movie ticket
    2. I made my friends a pie

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  19. Evan BlogJanuary 29, 2012 at 11:48 AM

    1. My Dad took me to my tennis match
    2. I helped Dave rebuild his backyard!!

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  20. Alex PJanuary 29, 2012 at 1:12 PM

    1. Rami drove me to my car
    2 I took my dog for a walk

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  21. Alisa Spector-GJanuary 29, 2012 at 3:13 PM

    1. My friend invited me to her house to make pie.
    2. I helped my friend make the pie... and it was really good.

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  22. rkheradmandanJanuary 29, 2012 at 5:20 PM

    1 my dad bought me lunch
    2 i babysat my little cousin

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  23. Andrew BernsteinJanuary 29, 2012 at 5:45 PM

    1. My dad cancelled a meeting to drive me to a friend's house.
    2. I helped in the process of rebuilding Mr. Roman's backyard.

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  24. Nick MartinJanuary 29, 2012 at 6:35 PM

    1. My friends bought me dinner
    2. I gave a homeless person money

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  25. Sebastian KimJanuary 29, 2012 at 6:49 PM

    1. My sister made me breakfast
    2. I gave to a food drive

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  26. Dean StolarJanuary 29, 2012 at 7:44 PM

    1. My mom filled the car up with gas today.
    2. I helped make dinner for the family

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  27. Paris BaillieJanuary 29, 2012 at 7:54 PM

    1. my dad made me dinner
    2. i bought rita breakfast this morning

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  28. TylerJanuary 29, 2012 at 8:06 PM

    1. Blake bought bought me dinner on friday
    2. I made my mom coffee before she left to work this morning
    -Tyler CC

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  29. Maddie MeltzerJanuary 29, 2012 at 10:46 PM

    1. Alexa's dad came by and paid for our lunch
    2. I paid for most of dinner and tip for Alexa last night and drove her around all day

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  30. DanaJanuary 29, 2012 at 11:09 PM

    1. My grandparents bought me lunch today
    2. I helped Rana study for our english test

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  31. JordanJanuary 29, 2012 at 11:40 PM

    1. my boyfriend bought lunch for me today
    2. i tipped the valet a little extra because it seemed like it was a slow day for him.

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  32. Ashton NahaiJanuary 30, 2012 at 12:31 PM

    1. My parents took me to lunch.
    2. I dropped my friend off at his house because he didn't have a ride home.

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  33. Julia Arias; a periodJanuary 30, 2012 at 8:34 PM

    1: my mom cooked.
    2: i did some of Jason's ceramic project because i had extra pieces that i didnt need

    his head never disappeared... but i have a stigmatism

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  34. UnknownFebruary 1, 2012 at 10:27 AM

    1. My friend helped me with my math homework.
    2. I took my sisters to chipotle.

    - Ben

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  35. Adam MoretonFebruary 2, 2012 at 6:35 PM

    1. My mom made me dinner
    2. I helped my brother with homework

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