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Helvetica

Documentary: Helvetica

January 30, 2012

Host: YouTube, Uploaded by misvios on Mar 28, 2011 Wikipedia: Helvetica is an independent feature-length documentary film about typography and graphic design, centered on the typeface of the same name. Directed by Gary Hustwit, it was released in 2007 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the typeface’s introduction in 1957 and is considered the first of the Design Trilogy by the director. Its content [...]

Step 1: Give them oatmeal Serve a hot cereal for breakfast. Children who ate instant oatmeal performed 5 to 12 percent better on spatial memory tests than kids who ate sugary cereal or no breakfast at all. Make the cereal with milk – protein staves off hunger, which increases concentration. Step 2: Serve salmon Replace [...]

by Don Campbell, LiteMind “A genius! For 37 years I’ve practiced fourteen hours a day, and now they call me a genius!”–Pablo Sarasate (Spanish violinist) Think of the greatest athlete, musician, artist or business professional that inspires you. The amazing talents that really stand out. Michael Jordan. Tiger Woods. Warren Buffett. They were each born [...]

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The Mystery of Chronic Pain

January 30, 2012

We think of pain as a symptom, but there are cases where the nervous system develops feedback loops and pain becomes a terrifying disease in itself. Starting with the story of a girl whose sprained wrist turned into a nightmare, Elliot Krane talks about the complex mystery of chronic pain, and reviews the facts we’re [...]

Life in a day documentary

Documentary: Life In A Day

January 29, 2012

Director Kevin Macdonald and producer Ridley Scott team up to offer this candid snapshot of a single day on planet Earth. Compiled from over 80,000 YouTube submissions by contributors in 192 countries, Life in a Day presents a microcosmic view of our daily experiences as a global society. From the mundane to the profound, everything [...]

Increase your mental agility and improve your memory by choosing the right foods Opt for wholegrain food Walk into a room and forget why you’re there? Forget already what this article’s about? Make sure you’re eating a diet rich in a mix of wholegrain foods such as cereals, wheatbran, wheatgerm and wholewheat pasta. One study [...]