A Test and some brain news

- See how you do on this test. “The Idiot Test”
- Chain smoking can alter chemical makeup of the brain
- Chemo drugs destroy brain cells
- Violent video games affect teens’ brains
- Was listening to the radio and heard that if you have anxiety attacks, then you probably don’t eat very well

It’s about the attitude

Amir posted this video in the comments in the previous post, but I wanted to share with everyone here…
Who says that it can’t be done?

As the world changes…

Will we see Cyborgs one day? 1,000 years ago some

What it takes…

…to make a Student.
From the NY Times
On the morning of Oct. 5, President Bush and his education secretary, Margaret Spellings, paid a visit, along with camera crews from CNN and Fox News, to Friendship-Woodridge Elementary and Middle Campus, a charter public school in Washington. The president dropped in on two classrooms, where he asked the [...]

Articles of Interest 11/27/2006

- A Memo to Young Black Men: GROW UP

Rasul Hasan Madyun: 1976-2006

Last Monday (11/13/06), I received a phone call from a friend telling me that Rasul Madyun - a person that I had known for the better part of 10 years - had a brain aneurysm and admitted into the Howard University Hospital and had emergency surgery. Initially he was recovering well – though still sedated [...]

Khawarij make takfeer of Keith Ellison

Least anyone think that the Maniac Brigade are fans of Keith Ellison, they have made takfeer of him.
But then again, in these peoples’ eyes, there are only about 15,000 Muslims world-side…all of them insane.
Why is Al Qaeda trash-talking Keith Ellison?
In January, Ellison, 43, will become America’s first Muslim congressman. The Minneapolis Democrat, who converted [...]

On the Glenn Beck Special

I saw Aslam Abdullah when he appeared on the Glenn Beck special talking about the false propaganda that is unfortunately spread throughout the Muslim world by the Muslims themselves.
I was not aware that he wrote a condemnation of these lunatics after one of their insane video releases.
I love my family and friends and they did [...]

“Islamist” = Khawarij

Baybers of Austrolabe talks about the failures of the “Islamist” movement. I can sum it up as being too based in canned slogans with no substance.
Meanwhile, The Combating Terrorism Center says that

By the Numbers

Found this video of a presentation by Roy Beck over at The Think

Research: Testing Improves Memory

According to research, taking tests improves long term memory
Students, don’t cringe, but new research suggests that the very act of taking a test is enough to enhance long-term memory. Furthermore, testing helps students remember not only what they studied for the test, but also related, non-tested concepts.
The results “imply that as long as students retrieved [...]

Brain Enhancement

For those into enhancing your brain power (or that of your kids) this site may be of interest to you.
It’s in my favorites. Verily, I have found it to be beneficial

Drop that Hot Wing!

…probably should drop the fries

The CALAMITY of Racism!

I wonder if this meeting of Arab TV and movie producers condemning terrorism and racism will be a condemnation of their own racism and terrorism? If so, then that would be a good step to admitting a problem
For all of America’s flaws, one has to admit that

Stories of Interest

- Iron deficient Infants Have Lower Cognitive Scores at 19