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Monday, June 29, 2009

This just in: something we've known here at headquarters for a long and very amusing time. And that is: Random people are smarter. As this guy once said on this site.
"I'm not random. You just don't think as fast as me."
See? That proves it.

And, well, if that doesn't quite make it for you, here's an exert from an article on NewScientist.com.

It might seem precarious to have a brain that plunges randomly into periods of instability, but the disorder is actually essential to the brain's ability to transmit information and solve problems. "Lying at the critical point allows the brain to rapidly adapt to new circumstances," says Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg from the Central Institute of Mental Health in Mannheim, Germany.

"Disorder is essential to the brain's ability to transmit information and solve problems."

That's all I have for today, the rest of the article is at newscientist.com, and here's the link: http://bit.ly/hpZN3

PS:
#1, lists are awesome.
#2, for those with a special interest in random funny junk, visit cracked.com. Just Because it rocks, doesn't mean you should like it.
#3, And As ThereIsFireInMe says, talk to everyone in pokemon. They may be annoying as heck, but they give you free potions. And that's worth every second of those 15 seconds.

Never Logging Off,
Stephen.

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