Christian The Lion. Lost Generation. Humans. Selfless Dog Displays Amazing Altruism in Chile. You Need to Get off Facebook. Elephant Self Portrait. Korea's Got Talent. Play for change. Makes you think. By Marshall Brain | June 23, 2010 This is a fascinating video that looks at the different ways that human beings perceive time and the effects that these perceptions have on our behavior: The video starts by identifying six ways to perceive time: 1) Looking at the past as “the good old times” (past positive)
A billion years in the blink of an eye. Jason McElwain. David Blaine: How I held my breath for 17 min. Alzheimers Patient "Awakens" To watch Henry—an elderly man who has spent over ten years in a nursing home, barely able to answer yes or no questions—come alive when listening to music from his past is a reminder of the powerful, inspiring, and affecting power of music. A new documentary, Alive Inside, follows the “awakening” that occurs when people suffering from memory loss and Alzheimer’s are given music they have a strong emotional connection to — often, music they grew up with.
In the clip, Henry is barely responsive before one of his caretakers puts headphones on him and starts up one of his favorite tunes. Almost instantly, we see Henry swaying from side to side and singing, his eyes wide open. “The philosopher Kant once called music the ‘quickening art.’ And Henry is being quickened, he’s being brought to life,” says Dr. Impressive brick carrier in Bangladesh.