I hope you might share some of my utter and pure delight…
Lyrics:
[Robert Winston]
It’s amazing to consider that I’m holding in my hands
The place where someone once felt, thought, and loved
For centuries, scientists have been battling to understand
What this unappealing object is all about
[Vilayanur Ramachandran]
Here is this mass of jelly
You can hold in the palm of your hands
And it can contemplate the vastness of interstellar space
[Carl Sagan]
The brain has evolved from the inside out
Its structure reflects all the stages through which it has passed
[Jill Bolte Taylor]
Information in the form of energy
Streams in simultaneously
Through all of our sensory systems
And then it explodes into this enormous collage
Of what this present moment looks like
What it feels like
And what it sounds like
And then it explodes into this enormous collage
And in this moment we are perfect
We are whole and we are beautiful
[Robert Winston]
It appears rather gruesome
Wrinkled like a walnut, and with the consistency of mushroom
[Carl Sagan]
What we know is encoded in cells called neurons
And there are something like a hundred trillion neural connections
This intricate and marvelous network of neurons has been called
An enchanted loom
The neurons store sounds too, and snatches of music
Whole orchestras play inside our heads
20 million volumes worth of information
Is inside the heads of every one of us
The brain is a very big place
In a very small space
No longer at the mercy of the reptile brain
We can change ourselves
Think of the possibilities
[Bill Nye]
Think of your brain as a newspaper
Think of all the information it can store
But it doesn’t take up too much room
Because it’s folded
[Oliver Sacks]
We see with the eyes
But we see with the brain as well
And seeing with the brain
Is often called imagination
[Various]
[Robert Winston]
It is the most mysterious part of the human body
And yet it dominates the way we live our adult lives
It is the brain
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! This post is 100% inspired today by:
The Collect Call of Troythulu: “We Are Stardust” – Symphony of Science
Check out http://symphonyofscience.com for more science music videos. You can find links to all the sources used in this video at the website under “additional info” for each one.
Love, love, LOVE it! π
thank you, very very much… OK, I’ll leave the rest so someone else can post some too!!!
aren’t they just fantastic!?!?!?
I’ll be over soon!!!
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This is totally AWESONE!!!!! I love it too! you need a love button.. I am +1 and tweeting – oh crap I will come back and do that I can;t sign in there on this … wow this was great… just cool beans.. you ROCK!
and you ROCK too, Lizzie… thank you so much for your enthusiastic support!!!
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That is way cool!!!!!
I’m delighted you agree – I just LOVE sharing cool stuff when I find it!!!
good luck on the bloggie awards thingy – just voted for today…
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BRRRAAAIIIINNNNSSSS!!!
And that’s all I have to say about that. π
AHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!! that’s awesome!! Wish I’d have thought of that!!!
Would you like some fava beans with that, Mr Guapo?!?!?
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This is fantastic B-Kat!!! Big smile in my BRAIN!
All Right!!! that’s the best response one could hope for – a big happy brain!!! Thanks for stopping by!!!
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I love this video. I have shown it to my students several times, and they always beg to see it again!
COOL!! Once is definitely not enough for me either!!
thanks for stopping in – hope your feet are good!!!
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VERY VERY COOL.
Brain research and development fascinates me.
And this ballet of science
Thanks so much
A very big place in a very small space… inspired. This is incredible… I sing the writers eclectic!! Peace, Kat, Amy
Thanks for posting this. I think it’s great that this series has such a wonderful lineup of deep thinkers in its vocals, and thanks for the ping too! Awesome.