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Blast from the past. Yeah, I’m wearing headgear. And coloring on a paper bag.
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scatterbrained
Assignment: Write a 1-1.5 page paper response to an article outlining the emerging field of developmental cognitive neuroscience.
This assignment should take a normal person one hour.
Here’s what I’ve accomplished in the past four hours.
1. Googled the following topics:
- Why do humans cross their legs?
- Amy Poehler.
- Louis CK’s twitter.
- Seth Macfarlane on gay rights.
- How to make babies smarter.
- Folk Neuroscience.
- Folk Music.
- Folk Dancing.
2. Showered.
3. Drank three cups of coffee.
4. Googled:
- How much coffee is too much coffee?
5. Wrote this:
In a culture where advertisers would like us to believe that intelligence can be bought (see: Baby Einstein), the burgeoning field of developmental cognitive neuroscience has many practical implications for developers of pseudo-educational products. DCN suggests that “the postnatal structural and functional development of the brain is influenced by the environment in which it is raised.” To advertisers, this must read “
6. Decided that sounded too bitchy, so I wrote this:
In a culture where “folk neuroscience” reigns king (see: Baby Einstein, Leap Smart, etc.), the burgeoning field of developmental cognitive neuroscience
7. Couldn’t finish that sentence, so I made myself a sammich.
8. Wrote this tumblr post.
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day of birth…
…and I think my toes are growing longer. Strange.
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More Genius Headlines from CNN
- Pork: The fountain of youth?
Ponce de Leon’s Response: I was close?
- China: Milk not cause of infant breasts.
Follow-up report: Fat babies cause of infant breasts.
- Bear freed after getting head stuck in jar.
Better title: Jar freed after getting head stuck on bear.
- Is the N-word ever okay?
Depends on who you are. A positive correlation exists between amount of Street Cred acquired and how often you are allowed to use the N-word without getting shanked and/or publicly ridiculed.
- Obama, daughter swim in Gulf.
Tar balls in Gulf welcome the company.
- Florida kids fly to Nashville on whim.
Florida parents in even more debt after Florida kids fly to Nashville on whim using parent’s credit cards.
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Grounds for Sculpture + Picnic/Outdoor Jazzy Concert
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"Why is it that in every single indie movie featuring disaffected youths, there is a scene where they are running to some type of hipster-esque song playing in the background? Like being depressed and shit equates to a good cardio workout or something."
‘Coconutsack’
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It’s Kind of a Funny Story.
I loved this book! And now it’s a movie. With Zach Galifianakis. Perfect.
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Bryant Park + MoMA + Broadway
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Last night was another rousing night in suburbia — I spent a considerable amount of time imdb-ing photos of Andy Samberg. Creepy? Most definitely. Worth it? Ok probably not. Why am I sharing this on the blogosphere? Not a clue.
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When being called a hooker is the highest of honors
- ASH Girl: "Ivy, you look like you could be a stripper or a hooker!"
- Me: " "
- ASH Girl: "Or a diva!"
- Me: " "
