Tag: brain
How To: Think More Positive Thoughts
I've studied a lot about thoughts and thought patterns during my life. It's a topic that especially intrigued me when I was attending University, and I remember being in the library for many long nights completely fascinated by all the information available about how our brains work.
Our thoughts ...
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How We Use Our Brains [Infographic]
I don't know how many times a day I stumble over the fact that we're only using 20% of our brain while 80% is utter gray matter that is constantly idle. If we're only using this little of our brains, what could possibly be hiding in the other 80%? Maybe it is purely for development, or maybe it's fo ...
Craft Inspiration: Brain Specimen in a Jar
If you are on the Internet all day like I am, you are probably noticing the same trend as me. Needlefelt is everywhere. I know what you're probably thinking... Needlefelt? It sounds like an old lady craft, like knitting. Well, apparently it isn't. Needlefelt is becoming more and more popular. Needle ...
Creative Skull Crafted From Real Human Brains
This seems like a no brainer, doesn't it? What better material could an artist use to make a skull than human brains? In this particular case, skull artist Noah Scalin used pickled and preserved brain slices to be exact.
Before you immediately think this is morbid (which I also did at first), aft ...
A Fantastically Creepy Steampunk Mouse Design
Wow, I love this! It's like science fiction meets Freddy Krueger meets Dr. Evil. It's Hannibal Lecter meets Mr. Hyde. Ok, maybe I should stop telling you what it's like, and just show it to you.
Peter Balch, a designer from Scotland, created this spooky looking steampunk mouse hack from wood and ...
Movie Quiz: Movie Titles In The Form Of Geek Math
Keeping up with all the latest movies and their trailers isn't much of a challenge these days. The Internet has made it possible for us to know instantly when a new movie comes out and what it is all about. The interactive experience we get from the Internet goes way beyond the conventional movie po ...
A Profound Lesson We Can Learn From Benjamin Franklin
Yesterday I wrote an article about the stressful effects of multitasking and what it does to our brains. This morning, as I started the day doing a million things all at the same time, I was reminded of that article and what it must feel like to only focus on one task at a time. I'd like to try that ...
Multitasking: This Is Your Brain On Social Media
Are you good at multitasking? I've been a scatter brain my whole life, so for me, sometimes it's hard to concentrate on one thing, much less a bunch, but I always strive to get better at it. I'm usually the girl who does a face plant on the concrete when trying to tweet on my iPhone while walking do ...
How To: Determine Your Stress Level In 2 Seconds
Are you stressed out right now? How stressed are you? Are you "I need a vacation" stressed or "I need to go to the hospital" stressed? This is a way for you to find out in 2 seconds, thus avoiding a time consuming visit the doctor. Of course, this is all in good fun. I wouldn't trust this to make a ...
Science: Why Are We Ticklish & What Does It Mean?
Before I get into the science of tickling, I wanted to share with you that I learned this week that it is impossible to tickle yourself. Did you know that? About the closest you can get to tickling yourself is tickling the roof of your mouth with your tongue, but that doesn't really count, does it?
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Photography: Get To Know Your Body In A New Way
As we've said before, there are many worlds within our world that surround us everyday. We can't see the detail with our human eyes, but with the magic of microscopic photography, we can get a glimpse of it. We've featured a lot of this photography on Bit Rebels, and those articles always seem to ...
Disturbing Art: Victorian Zombies With Severed Heads
I filed this under stuff that's completely twisted and disturbing yet interesting and intriguing. We've all seen these Victorian sculptures before, right? To me, they have a kind of "little old lady" feel to them since they were popular back when I was very young. Many times you'll see them on du ...
Geek Alert: Brain Cells Under A Microscope!
Back in the 80s during the "Just Say No" anti-drug campaign, I remember listening to the television ads, which said, "Don't smoke pot, it kills brain cells." And, of course, we all remember the fried egg commercial that said, "This is your brain, this is your brain on drugs."
I was really young ...
Tired Of Your Ordinary Rubik’s Cube? – Customize it!
Sometimes I think that we all have a Rubik's Cube at home. They're everywhere and nowhere at the same time. I know it almost sounds hysterical and weird but it's the doggone truth. They are on the bus, on the plane and even in the store. Everyone seems to think they will get smarter if they play ...
Now All Of You Smart People, Try Solving This One!
So after a while, you manage to finish up the Rubik's Cube. You are fairly skilled in pretty much any programming language there is, and math is your closest friend. You might even have a crack at becoming a member of MENSA (or at least that's what you think). But hold up a second there. Before y ...