Food For Thought

Question:  Besides being big sports stars, what do LeBron Jame, Peyton Manning, Serena Williams and Sidney Crosby all have in common?

Answer:  They are all featured in product endorsements for foods and drinks of questionable nutritional value.

Are these stars sending mixed messages to our kids?  Check out this link  Junk Food Ads .  It's "food for thought".

Want to Have a Better Memory??

In this TED talk Feats of Memory Anyone Can Do  Science writer Josh Foer describes the secret to astounding feats of memorization and tells the story of how he accidentally won the US memory championship. 

You will be able to relate elements of this talk to your discussions of memory in psychology!

You might find this approach to improving memory useful as you study for upcoming quizzes and tests!

(You can thank Devon)

Is Sasquatch a Human Hybrid???

Have researchers actually proven that Bigfoot exists?
Check out this link  Is Bigfoot Real?  - have your critical thinking skills ready!

How to Fall in Love with Math!!!

"With math you can reach not just for the sky or the stars or the edges of the universe, but for timeless constellations of ideas that lie beyond."  Manil Suri

An editorial on loving math.  In addition to learning math for it's functionality and importance in our course, I hope reading this article inspires you to appreciate and value the beauty of the math we are learning and the math all around you -- not just the Math for Health Sciences.  Enjoy!   Click the link to learn  How to Fall in Love with Math

 Vikki

Are You Really Paying Attention???

As we talk about observation and scientific investigation over the next few weeks it is interesting to consider how the functioning of our brains may influence what we see and perceive.

Check out this talk by the "world's best pickpocket" - It will really grab your attention (or will it?)!!!

A Look at Blood from Many Perspectives

This is a link to a recent Radio Lab podcast that examines our cultural obsession with blood from various angles: medical, cultural, historical and artistic. 

There are segments about the economics  of blood banks, the use of blood for special effects in movies, visual art made with HIV positive blood and the science of injecting young blood into old animals. 

Radiolab defines itself on its website as “a show about curiosity. Where sound illuminates ideas, and the boundaries blur between science, philosophy, and human experience.” If you like this podcast the site contains many more episodes about contemporary topics in science and culture. - Devon

BRINGING MATTER TO LIFE!!

In your second week of biology, you'll be discussing the characteristics of life.  This may not be as easy to define as we think.  Be sure to check out this TED talk - Making Matter Come Alive! This scientist is attempting to generate life from non-living matter!  Really!!