Today’s Stimulating Medical Publication Title of the Day is: “Whack on the side of head spurs creativity,” D. Chase, OR Manager, 1992 Feb;8(2):16-7. The authors is, or was, at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. [NOTE: The “OR” here is an acronym for “Operating Room”]
Month: February 2012
Conceivably surprising: Drunken anger
Another conceivably-surprising headline, in a press release published in Science Daily: People Who Suppress Anger Are More Likely to Become Violent When Drunk ScienceDaily (June 22, 2010) — A new study published in the journal Addiction reveals that drunkenness increases the risk for violent behaviour, but only for individuals with a strong inclination to suppress […]
Piano-induced near-trauma, for testing purposes
Roberts Musical Restorations restores instruments. They also post videos that may be instrumental in getting people to see instrumental possibilities. The two videos here will, if viewed in order, (1) frazzle your nervous system and then (2) calm what’s left of it. First this. “DEATH WALTZ CANT BE PLAYED ON A PIANO!! The problem is that […]
The Hooman kiss-transmission robot
Videos don’t lie, it is said (though said seldomly). Here are videos of the kiss-transmission robot and its relatives. The man behind (or between?) the kiss is said to be Hooman Samani [pictured here], Hooman being at the National University of Singapore. He lists among his publications: H. A. Samani, A. D. Cheok, N. Fernando […]