Archive for the ‘Thoughts’ Category

Neurology and the Passion for Art

Sunday, July 26th, 2009
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Why is it that great works of art seem to have a universal appeal, transcending cultural and geographic boundaries? Vilayanur S. Ramachandran, MD, PhD, director of UCSD’s Center for Brain and Cognition has studied how the brain perceives works of art and thinks he may know the answer to this intriguing question. Series: “40/40 Vision Lectures (UCSD Faculty Lecture Series)” [11/2000]

Walter Cronkite

Friday, July 17th, 2009
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Walter Cronkite

Walter Cronkite

In this Sept. 30, 1971 file photo, Walter Cronkite testifies before a Senate sub-committee on freedom of the press in Washington. Cronkite said government control over broadcasting is like a threatening axe hanging over the industry. Famed CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite, known as the ‘most trusted man in America’ has died, Friday, July 17, 2009. He was 92. (AP Photo/File)

And that’s the way it is.