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Via Boston Globe, “Ex-wife testifies she was fooled - Cites ‘blind spot’ in believing tales by ‘Rockefeller’”

David After Dentist (Original) - Watch today’s top amazing videos here

Stanford University’s Brian Knutson is unraveling the mysteries of human desire with state-of-the-art medical imaging. Knutson’s research sheds new light on how individuals make complex financial decisions, and offers new ways for alleviating schizophrenia.
Prof. Brian Knutson’s website:

“The day-to-day life and expressive culture of a group of runaways in San Francisco in one of the first “no-budget” 8mm video documentaries. The runaway teens created a cohesive family on the streets; their mistreatment of “sadobaby” dolls mirrors they way their abusive parents treated them. Made from 1986 to 1988 by videographer and folklorist Nancy Kalow; produced by Nancy Kalow and writer/social worker May Petersen. Special Jury Trophy: San Francisco International Film Festival. Gold Hugo: Chicago International Film Festival.”

This movie is part of the collection: Open Source Movies

Director: Nancy Kalow
Producer: Nancy Kalow, May Petersen
Audio/Visual: sound, color

Creative Commons license: Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States

Sequel: “The Loser’s Club” 1992 (13 min)

Sequel to “Sadobabies,” showing three of the original characters, 5 years later. The years have been better for some than for others. One has gotten off the streets and into a twelve-step program, for example, and one divides her time between singing in a punk rock band and a day job as a sex worker.
This movie is part of the collection: Open Source Movies
Producer: Nancy Kalow
Audio/Visual: sound, color
Language: English
Creative Commons license: Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States

Video archival stock, San Francisco, pre-1906 earthquake and fire. Filmed from a cable car going down Market Street to the Ferry Building.
And you think drivers are crazy now? Seriously, watch all 13:52 if you have time (quality is poor in places).

via Internet Archive, Prelinger Collection

Yawns are contagious (cockatoo)
Yawns are contagious (girl makes horse yawn)
Yawning is truly contagious (puppy)
Mei Lan & Lun Lun on a Lazy Summer Day (pandas make each other yawn)
Parelli - Making Rani yawn(girl makes horse yawn)
Yawning ferrets
Smart horse: Gryphon yawns (horse yawns on command)

(Discussion at Neurological Correlates)

“Return to Waterloo”

See Neurological Correlates for my take on this 1985 film.

Meet the Super Cow via NatGeo
Cows bred for large muscle mass and discussion of genetics, including myostatin gene. N.b., myostatin antagonists are being developed by biopharma companies for people.

From Channel N (Thanks Sandra!):

http://channeln.blogspot.com/2008/01/science-of-love.html
A good short film about the neuroscience of love.

title The Science of Love
description This cute and funny short film features two professors who fight about a neuroscientific explanation of love but research its pleasures together after a “battle of egos and intellect, swords and [fabulous] stilettos.” It also challenges stereotypes of scientists and is pretty accurate about the research it describes, since it was funded by a grant from the Sloan Foundation to do just that. This film is my favourite of the many cultural artifacts with the overused label “science of love”. I’d mentioned it before when it was a short film on the festival circuit, but it’s now online in its entirety. A must see.
producer director Joyce Draganosky’s Hollywon’t Productions
featuring Alexandra Neil, Sally Wheeler and others
format streaming Flash
date 2005
length 00:18:34
link http://www.logoonline.com/shows/events/short_films/details.jhtml?cid=157

 KayRedfield Jamison in 2002

Here’s the description from Sandra at Channel N

title An Unquiet Mind: Personal Reflections on Manic-Depressive Illness
description A captivating speaker, Kay authored many papers and books on the subjects of bipolar, manic depression and recurrent depression and is Professor of Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. This public talk is vintage, coinciding with the publication of her great memoir An Unquiet Mind.
producer University of Virginia
featuring Kay Redfield Jamison, Ph.D.

format Flash
date 03/04/02
length 00:30:29
link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxRLap9xLag

HT: Channel N

(Thanks Sandra!)

Keeping Kids Healthy: Recognizing Borderline Personality Disorder in ChildrenKeeping Kids Healthy: Recognizing Borderline Personality Disorder in Children
Montefiore Medical Center in Association with WNET
26 min 13 sec - Sep 19, 2006
www.keepingkidshealthy.org

Could your child’s explosiveness and impulsive behavior be a sign of “borderline personality disorder?” Are you often confronted with … all » intense rages, hostility, oversensitivity and overreaction, or self-injurious behavior like cutting, burning, or substance abuse? Are your daughter’s relationships unstable – do friends turn from “soul mates” to worst enemies in the space of hours? Does your son often misperceive things, inaccurately interpreting conversations around him in the worst possible light?

If any of this sounds familiar, you need to watch this show. Because these are some of the signs of a little-understood and under-diagnosed condition called “borderline personality disorder” – a condition that used to be acknowledged only in adults, but that the mental health community is now beginning to recognize, and treat, in children too. And the treatment can make a major difference – not only in your child’s ability to handle the world around her, but in your ability to get along with your child! Join our host Dr. Winnie King as she learns from two experienced families and a skilled psychologist how to recognize this condition, and find out where to go to get the help you need for yourself and your child.

Executive Producer:	Susan Berger Sabreen
Executive Producer:	Rich Sabreen
Executive in Charge of Production:	A. Thomas Tebbens
Host:	Dr. Winnie King
Production of:	Montefiore Medical Center
.:	Thirteen/WNET New York

Crossword Puzzle Champion Completes Puzzle In Record Time!!!

 Tyler Hinman, 23, four time American Crossword Puzzle Tournament Champion, completes a Monday New York Times Crossword Puzzle in about 2 minutes. Filmed March 2, 2008

http://www.TylerHinman.com

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Jerry needs no help playing with his ball

From: lamgngo

A daschund named Jerry plays with his ball throwing machine.

Who Needs a Movie?

From: FredSpencerpu

Who needs a movie? Getting Married? Got a web site? Fund raising? Commercials? Selling something? Movies can make your life go better!! 

Food Court Musical

 From http://www.ImprovEverywhere.com, 16 agents create a spontaneous musical in a food court in a Los Angeles mall. Using wireless microphones and the mall’s PA system, both their voices and the music was amplified throughout the food court. All cameras were hidden behind two-way mirrors and other concealed structures.

This is one of over 70 different missions Improv Everywhere has executed over the past six years in New York City. Others include Frozen Grand Central, the Best Buy uniform prank, and the famous U2 Rooftop Hoax, to name a few. Visit the website to see tons of photos and video of all of our work, including behind the scenes information on how this video was made.

Song by Scott Brown and Anthony King.

I’m listening

From: VictoryFund

 What you’re about to hear is a portion of a jaw-dropping speech delivered by an Oklahoma State Representative at a gathering in her district. This is what they say when they think we’re not listening. Learn more at www.victoryfund.org/listening

Simon’s Cat

Organic Chemistry Music Video “Resistant to Base”

From: scottkj

An organic chemistry-themed music video parodying Robert Palmer’s 1985 “Addicted to Love.” (lyrics below)

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