People often describe creative thinking in the form of metaphors. We talk about "thinking outside the box," "putting two and two together," and "seeing both sides of the problem." But what if we could boost our creativity by taking these metaphors literally? We know our minds interact in all sorts of interesting ways with...
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Elizabeth Gilbert muses on the impossible things we expect from artists and geniuses — and shares the radical idea that, instead of the rare person “being” a genius, all of us “have” a genius. It’s a funny, personal and surprisingly moving talk. The author of Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert has thought long and...
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Yep, that animated gif is from a video in which I hypnotize that young woman to feel drunker and drunker and we had a blast! Welcome to the HYPNODRUNK video series. These videos contain instruction and demonstrations of various hypnotic drunkenness processes that engage the imagination and guide on into an altered state of...
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Smokers are more worried about the stigma of their habit than their health, with research showing they are increasingly likely to hide their addiction and feel guilty about it. This finding, after Cancer Council of WA research into the emotional and social aspects of smoking . . . "Smokers who are still at it...
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Martin Scorsese has confirmed his preference for shooting future films in 3D during a speech at the CinemaCon event in Las Vegas in which he spoke of the need to solve the ongoing problem of darkened screens. Scorsese, whose most recent film, Hugo, was shot in stereoscope, spoke after new laser-illuminated projection technology was...
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James Cameron’ 3-D team, behind the worldwide success of 2009 sci-fi blockbuster "Avatar", is being tapped to assist in shooting "The Art of War", a film about ancient Chinese strategist and philosopher Sun Tzu. The cooperation was revealed Saturday in Beijing by organizers of the 2nd Beijing International Film Festival. The agreement is expected...
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Please note, this is NOT hypnosis. Not at all. An Emirati boy was admitted to hospital with fatigue and momentarily memory loss after his friend tried to hypnotize him by using what he dubbed as “magic hand” involving stopping the boy’s breath. Some people see hyperventilation or sleeper methods online and assume they are...
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Martin Scorsese and Ang Lee have both made 3D movies, but the esteemed directors offered different perspectives on the burgeoning film technology at a panel discussion this week in Las Vegas. Scorsese has fallen in love with 3D, telling an audience at the CinemaCon theatre owners convention on Wednesday that he expects to use...
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