Ever talked to yourself in the mirror?
Well I do…and perhaps I might have hesitated from sharing this with your lovely self, but now I feel confident to shout it out loud. You see, I’ve done a bit of research into the topic (Google, that is) and low and behold there have been numerous studies into this fine area. Studies conclude that
People Who Talk To Themselves Aren’t Crazy, They’re Actually Geniuses
So, there you have it! But as for the second sign of madness, well, the jury is still out. Now, that we are all a little bit wiser, you can tell me…
Do you ever talk to yourself in the mirror?
I love colourful phrases as they can be so visual in nature. The expression has only been around since the late 1800’s. It was made common place when an 1894 throat lozenges advertising campaign made the claim that “The Taylor Bros. say that ‘Frog in the Throat’ will cure hoarseness. 10 cents and box.”
What’s your favourite expression or phrase?
Thanks to Jen Martin of Espresso Science, I found new material for this week’s cartoon. Hyperthymesia, is the condition of possessing a superior autobiographical memory and is derived from the Greek, hyper, meaning excessive and thymesis, meaning remembering. Individuals are able to recall the vast majority of personal experiences and events in their life such as what day Easter Sunday fell on and what they wore and did on that particular day.
So, on the topic of memory,
Can you guess which occupation would have the hardest [memory] test in the world?
I would have guessed astronaut. What would you guess?
PS. The answer is in her most recent post What memories are made.
You would be forgiven for thinking that the sky had fallen in with all the whoop-dee-doo the media made over today’s Twitter 1 hour crash.
