links over chaos , linked by schaaflicht

"When US democracy knocked at the door of the Iraqis, women ran to get their Abayia.Men ran to get their guns. Others received it with beating sessions and clerics posters. Standing on the debirs of his house in Ramadi bombed by US forces a man was shouting on T.V “ Is this US democracy, I do not want democracy, I want to live, leave me alone.”"

iraqi screen

Posted by: slÖ / 3:56 a.m.

Thinking like a Genius: "'Even if you're not a genius, you can use the same strategies as Aristotle and Einstein to harness the power of your creative mind and better manage your future.'"

Posted by: slÖ / 2:11 a.m.

These 9 drawings were done by an artist under the influence of LSD -- part of a test conducted by the US government during it's dalliance with psychotomimetic drugs in the late 1950's. The artist was given a dose of LSD 25 and free access to an activity box full of crayons and pencils. His subject is the medico that jabbed him.

Flash and Multimedia, Analogik.com: acid trip

Posted by: slÖ / 11:49 a.m.

Synesthesia is an involuntary joining in which the real information of one sense is accompanied by a perception in another sense. In addition to being involuntary, this additional perception is regarded by the synesthete as real, often outside the body, instead of imagined in the mind's eye. It also has some other interesting features that clearly separate it from artistic fancy or purple prose. Its reality and vividness are what make synesthesia so interesting in its violation of conventional perception. Synesthesia is also fascinating because logically it should not be a product of the human brain, where the evolutionary trend has been for increasing separation of function anatomically.

R. Cytowic, "Synesthesia: A Union of the Senses" Springer-Verlag, NY (p.1)

This site provides information about the neurological condition called synesthesia. We hope to give viewers a sense of different synesthetes' personal perceptual abilities. Equally important, however, is the idea that a creative person can also use his/her unique synesthetic abilities to make a living and bring significant contributions to the world. Such talents as utilized by artists and other creative individuals are highlighted within. Because there are different forms of synesthesia, many links between the senses, we have also linked this page to others which communicate the synesthetic experience in different ways.

Posted by: slÖ / 6:59 p.m.