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Interesting stuff
Gorillas you have missed! You've probably heard about
the student in the gorilla costume who wanders amongst
people passing a basketball - and yet nobody notices it. You
can watch it (providing you have Quicktime - free from
Apple for all platforms) at:
http://viscog.beckman.uiuc.edu/djs_lab/demos.html.
What sex is your brain? If you've ever
wondered whether you think like a man or a woman or how male
or female your brain is, try this test at:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/sex/add_user.shtml
How prejudiced are you?
Researchers at Harvard have created a test which suggests
that even the most well-meaning of us have hidden
prejudices. Try the Implicit Association Test at:
https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/
Body Language Just how good
are you at detecting fake smiles. You never know when this
might be useful. Try your skill at judging fake smiles at:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/mind/surveys/smiles/index.shtml
Derren Brown's Mind Control
website is an entertaining source of exercises and insights
into psychology and Neuro-Linguistic Programming.
http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/M/mindcontrol/index.html |