I would have sent this
to my Dad...This is the kind of thing that he was deeply interested in: The God Delusion
now I know that this is likely to rankle some feathers, but it is worth reading, and thinking very deeply about.
holy wow
Jill Bolte TaylorJill Bolte Taylor - the stroke of insight
Neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor had an opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: One morning, she realized she was having a massive stroke. As it happened -- as she felt her brain functions slip away one by one, speech, movement, understanding -- she studied and remembered every moment. This is a powerful story about how our brains define us and connect us to the world and to one another.
it's nearly 19 minutes long, but watch all of it.