It’s the early 1970’s.
An accident. A brilliant law student loses his sight. His friends make a schedule to read his texts to him every night, so he can graduate. It’s grueling, since we all have our own ridiculous reading and study loads to complete each and every night.
49, 50!
We’ve been counting the days since the Pesach (Passover) Seder. 50 days after we were freed from Egypt (Mitzrayim- a place of narrow straits); we have been anticipating a major event at the foot of Mount Sinai. (Sorry- Mount Sinai is really NOT found within the “Sinai Peninsula”, more likely it’s part of Saudi Arabia, near an active volcano.) We were asked if we would accept the laws of the Supreme Being- to which our reply was “we will do and we will adhere”. Obviously, that was easier said than performed, because we’ve often failed to follow the 613 mitzvot- and some of us even fail the 10 Commandments.
Continue reading 7 weeks- plus 1
By now, I’m sure you’ve heard of it. IoT. Even if you don’t know the acronym The Internet of Things.
Continue reading IoT. You better know what this is all about!
I admit it. It’s been years since I had a little baby around routinely. That doesn’t mean I don’t recall how it was when those first few words and sounds emanated from my precious child’s mouth. (It was the same feelings with my grandson, of course.) And, there are tons of babies who come into “my” coffee shop, where I am the surrogate grandpa.
We’ve been counting since the Pesach (Passover) Seder. 50 days after we were freed from Egypt (Mitzrayim- a place of narrow straits), we were waiting by Mount Sinai to receive the Tora. Sorry, folks, this was more likely NOT in the “Sinai Peninsula”, but found in Saudi Arabia, near an active volcano. As I wrote yesterday, we saw AND heard the words of the Supreme Being (you can get the idea by studying this rocket plant explosion in Henderson, Nevada).
Continue reading We’ve gotten it…The Tora!
No, I did not mistake the beginning of the Gettysburg Address. Instead, I am referring to the birth of the late Reverend Martin Luther King. Who was born into an America that was segregated. And, helped change the policy and practice of that nation.
Continue reading Four Score and five years ago
So, I told you that I attended my son’s graduation from the University of Michigan. (Of course, I did. Wild horses, a hurricane, or even a tornado would not have kept me from it.) And, I had the opportunity to hear one of the best graduation speeches ever. (I’m not inexperienced in this matter; a rough count is that I have heard- nay, endured- some 45 or so of these colloquys.)
Continue reading A speech to remember
We’ve been counting since the Pesach (Passover) Seder. 50 days after we were freed from Egypt (Mitzrayim- a place of narrow straits), we were waiting by Mount Sinai (sorry- NOT in the “Sinai Peninsula”, more likely in Saudi Arabia, near an active volcano), to receive the 10 Commandments. Where the words were seen- yes, seen. I admit, until I saw the effects of a rocket plant explosion in Henderson, Nevada, I had no idea you really could see “sound”. Not surprising that those in attendance were totally awed…
Continue reading Shvuot- the Feast of Weeks.
So, I’ve been writing for a while about brain research. And, how some (a lot?) is being used to determine criminal behavior. Lie detection (here and here, among others- check out lie detect on the index) and legal/criminal thought and action are among the most insidious applications. Today, I will talk about one that has a benign application- except for what it really means. I guess that means you have to read this post to the end
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Continue reading What are YOU thinking?
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We talked about the brain scan that was developed to detect autism in adults. Brain scans in children that carry an autism gene (CNTNAP2) are now providing very interesting results. [PLEASE NOTE: Many people (about 1/3 the population) have this gene variant- without demonstrating the characteristics of autism. The presence of this gene indicates the subject is at risk for autism.] There seems to be more connections among neurons in the frontal lobe.
