by Dr. Droge
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ABOUT DEJA VU - ALL OVER AGAIN
As you may know, the term “deja vu” is French for “seen already”. Most of us have experienced it – reliving a moment in some way, familiarity with a landscape or conversation, for example.
But what exactly is “deja vu”? What is the brain doing? Scientifically, what is happening?
Science can inform us about the phenomenon, but at the moment, there's much we do not know. No one seems to be absolutely certain – specifically - what it is, how it happens, or why?
We do know that it seems to happen most to those in the age bracket of 15-25 - though, of course, it occurs outside of those parameters as well. Gender seems not to matter. And those who remember dreams may be more likely to experience it.
Researchers have used creative ways to study deja vu - examining the brains of epileptics, for example, and inventing 3D video games to simulate the experience.
For a more complete look at deja vu, see the article at CNN.
Scientists Create Human-like Robot – The Future is Now
Researchers at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore have created a “social” robot with a personality suited to companionship. The unit, named Nadine, uses “intelligence” software designed with human traits in mind, such as conversation skills, memory, and emotions.
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https://www.amazon.com/author/drogeGOOGLE PLANNING INTELLIGENT MESSAGING APP?
Rumors are swirling. According to reports, Google may be developing an app
that uses artificial intelligence to allow users – as they chat with friends - to
contact a chatbot to answer questions or conduct searches. Apparently, this app will compete with
Facebook’s similar technology.
At this time, not much is known about the details of the app
or when it might become available. One
scenario that might play out, however, would have a user interacting online with
friends when a question or issue arose that would benefit from a Google search.
Conceivably, the user would be able to contact the bot on the fly and continue
the interaction while the bot conducted the search.
Stay tuned.
DOES TEXTING AFFECT GIRLS' GRADES?
A recent study reported by the American Psychological Association indicates that compulsive texting by teens, especially girls, may have a negative effect on their school achievement.
Researchers surveyed more than 400 students in the Midwest - in grades 11 and 8 - and found that girls in particular are apt to suffer an adverse effect on their academic work.
Rather than the frequency, the compulsive nature of texting seems to be at the heart of the issue. According to researchers. girls and boys text with about the same frequency, but for different purposes - boys apparently text to "convey information", while girls text "to nurture relationships", which may be more distracting.
For a closer look at the APA report, click here
Researchers surveyed more than 400 students in the Midwest - in grades 11 and 8 - and found that girls in particular are apt to suffer an adverse effect on their academic work.
Rather than the frequency, the compulsive nature of texting seems to be at the heart of the issue. According to researchers. girls and boys text with about the same frequency, but for different purposes - boys apparently text to "convey information", while girls text "to nurture relationships", which may be more distracting.
For a closer look at the APA report, click here
WHAT ARE YOUR CHANCES OF GETTING ADMITTED TO AN IVY LEAGUE COLLEGE?
So you want to go to an Ivy League college. Great.
You definitely should apply. But
what are your chances of getting in?
If we take the stats from this past year's admissions - admitting
for the class of 2019 - we can see that the acceptance rates are quite low
(between 5 and 15 percent) compared to the average acceptance rates for the majority of other
colleges in the nation (60 to 70 percent in recent years).
Here is a list of Ivy colleges - including Stanford, the Ivy
college of the West - with the number of applications, number of acceptances,
and resulting rate of acceptance, according to Business Insider and other
sources:
Total Apps/Accepted (Accept Rate)
Stanford 42,487/2,144 (5.05)
Harvard 37,307/1,990 (5.33)
Columbia 36,250/2,228 (6.1)
Yale 30,237/1,963 (6.49)
Princeton 27,290/1,908 (6.99)
Brown 30,397/2,580 (8.49)
Penn 37,267/3,697 (9.9)
Dartmouth 20,504/2,120 (10.3)
Cornell 41,907/6,234 (14.9)
In addition to the low acceptance rates for all these
colleges, six of the nine lowered their rate from the previous year, while one
stayed the same, indicating that, as far as the Ivies are concerned, it was
slightly more difficult to get admitted to the class of 2019.
For the class of 2020, the rates may rise or fall slightly,
but clearly these colleges are among the most selective in the US, if not the
world.
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3 WAYS THE BRAIN CREATES MEANING
Several years ago, information designer Tom Wujec gave a brief TED Talk in which he zeroed in on three regions of the brain that help us to make sense of the world around us.
These three spheres - Ventral, Dorsal, and Limbic - control what we see, what we feel, how we make connections, and more.
As timely now as it was then, Wujec's 6-minute presentation explains how using these regions strategically can help us to understand and to solve the problems and complexities we face today.
CLICK HERE TO SEE WUJEC'S TED TALK
These three spheres - Ventral, Dorsal, and Limbic - control what we see, what we feel, how we make connections, and more.
As timely now as it was then, Wujec's 6-minute presentation explains how using these regions strategically can help us to understand and to solve the problems and complexities we face today.
CLICK HERE TO SEE WUJEC'S TED TALK
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