Your Screwed Up Sense Perception
Gonna BLOW YOUR MIND.
A cure for blindness: the bionic eye
The Argus II bionic eye and the Alpha IMS are two of the ways that blind people can now see. The Argus II is like a cochlear implant that looks like the Google Glass, only signals are sent to electrodes that are implanted in the retina of the owner. The Argus II currently has 60…
The Cash-Strapped Student’s Guide to Creating Perfect Winter Memories
There isn’t a single spot in your brain that is reserved for “the Winter Holidays,” instead, you would remember the “Winter Holidays” by the smell of hot chocolate or eggnog, the sudden jingle of bells, or warmth given off by the heat of a warm fire. Memories are created and triggered by your senses. These…
Ben Underwood: Echolocation boy
Echolocation. The ability to develop an image of one’s surroundings by a means of auditory senses. Ben Underwood was one of the six people in the entire world who displays such ability. Upon discovering he had retinal cancer, he had had his eyes removed by the time he was three years old. He was taught…