Seattle Children's Hospital asks its Facebook fans to submit pictures of cats for 16-year-old Maga Barzallo Sockemtickem in this July 19 post. / Seattle Children's Hospital/Facebook (CBS News) Seattle Children's Hospital called on its Facebook fans to help improve the… Continue Reading
By Elizabeth Landau, CNN updated 10:35 AM EDT, Sat September 15, 2012 STORY HIGHLIGHTS Artists have developed tricks to fool the brain Visual system has fast stream that helps us navigate and slow, detail-oriented stream Luminance and color are important in… Continue Reading
In an excerpt from his new book, David Byrne explains why sometimes, he prefers hearing nothing… By David Byrne Smithsonian magazine, October 2012, I listen to music only at very specific times. When I go out to hear it live, most… Continue Reading
BY ERINN MORRISONJAN 21, 2011 "Dopamine release may explain why some feel "high" when listening to pleasurable music." Does your favorite music give you chills every time you hear it? Ever find yourself putting your favorite song on repeat to re-experience… Continue Reading
Last year, our friends at the Imaginary Foundation opened an all-too-temporary art installation in San Francisco's Lower Haight district. Fortunately, they have now created an interactive virtual gallery to preserve this wonder of culture and chalk. From "The Undivided Mind":… Continue Reading
Linda Perhacs is a California dentist who recorded a legendary psychedelic-folk record titled Parallelograms in 1970. The album was not a success and Perhacs returned to her dentistry practice. In 2000, she discovered to her surprise that 30 years after… Continue Reading