Revisited: Glu-Tang Clan - Synaptic Cleft

Because it's just too well done and it didn't get the attention it deserves (it isn't on youtube but it does have its own DOI): The Glu-Tang Clan with Synaptic Cleft.


...you can also download the audio as mp3.

...Addendum: It can be found on youtube

Gmail Custom Time (TM)

Introducing Gmail Custom Time (TM) - Be on time. Every time.*



*The term "Every time" is used loosely here to represent the number 10.

John Cleese - All about the brain

I especially like the partial transcript by TheRitual24 in the comment section: the liviating duds immediatly lubberdutch making contaste and togethatee slip temperance and expandasutatity. A reflection into ocean corrisponse who is perverts supercredity multiveratury equation E=2r... I'll say that again, E=2r. Where R is the radiency of a homemade measure of the vultry affect and i find that in the pervinity stems of the parishilton reserdity overleshes the rihanheteramervan to and effect so as to neglectance of nomad of prosperaty super contraction causes structurmention

Family Guy Explaining Monism

First it was "The Humanities" and "The Sciences", then it became "Brain and Mind Sciences" and "Brain & Mind Sciences" and now it's "Brain/Mind Sciences". I'm waiting for "Brind Sciences" or "Main Sciences".

Family Guy beautifully illustrates this:

"Renn, wenn du kannst" im Kino

Go and check out "Renn, wenn du kannst" (Run, if you can) in the movies - a great new young intelligent funny political entertaining German movie by Dietrich Brüggemann.

His plea, the facebook group, the website, the screening dates, the trailer.

Pferd aufm Flur - Fuzzy Filme

"There's a horse in the hall" in a famous (very tacky) German carneval song by Klaus & Klaus (sic!).

Another line goes:

...wohl zu viele Fuzzyfilme gesehn, wa?...

(freely: ...you must've watched too many fuzzy flics, haven'tya?...)

"fuzzy flics"?!?

I just found out that "fuzzyfilme" refers to cowboy movies from the 1940s featuring a certain Al St. John as Fuzzy Q. Jones. Maybe (just like Bob Ross) he may exhibit what I called "the David Hasselhoff effect" as only on German amazon you can get the Fuzzy Western Collectors DVD Box.

Symphonies of Science (thanks, tsw)

Oooh - that's a must. Plus, it features The Power(s) of Ten.

Peanut Butter Wolf - Computer Bagel (thanks, François)

"Completement défoncé" (quote François)

Computer Bagel by Lambo from Lambo on Vimeo.

Glu-Tang Clan - Synaptic Cleft (via Warren)

Absolutely hilarious(ly nerdy) - The Glu-Tang Clan's Synaptic Cleft
featuring Gift of GABA, Methyl Man, Dope A. Mean, Sarah Tonin, Bobby Voltage, Nitrous Pop'n'loxide, Checkinephrine

Found by Warren on SciVee

Or Weitzman's Art Blog

Check out Or Weitzman's cute, non-offensive caricatures in his online portfolio. He is an amazingly talented young Israeli artist with great and quick eye and hand.

Montreal pranks Sarah Palin

Well done, Les Justiciers masqués on radio CKOI in Montreal.

Zo! and Tigallo - Love the 80's

Rumpfkluft - Hilarious T-Shirts by Katz&Goldt

"I'm 27. Some of my contemporaries are already employed"

There are some really funny t-shirt designs by Katz & Goldt (sorry--all of them in German)

Cali Agents - How the west was one - Intro

Finally a piece of media that's worth sharing (I hadn't really encountered anything in a long time):
The hilarious intro to the great Cali Agent's (Rasco and Planet Asia) album how the west was one from 2000: Here's the link to the mp3.
NB: Be warned, it may not be as emotionally charged for you as it is for me -- but it's definitely still funny.

'Allo 'Allo Hitting Germany

According to the London tube press (see picture) and some more serious journalistic organs, one of the funniest British comedy series, 'Allo 'Allo, is supposed to be aired in Germany -- finally.
It is set in Nazi-occupied France, was released in 1982 and went on for 10 years making fun of the British, the French and--of course--"ze Germans".
Apparently there are some doubts if the German viewers think it's funny--I for my part think it's hilarious and I know that Germans usually enjoy the representation of Germans and Germany in foreign fictional media...
Two other great examples: Herr meets Hare, a cartoon from 1945 in which Bugs Bunny meets some Nazis in the Black Forest (link to the video), and the classic of Charlie Chaplin as The Great Dictator Hynkel (whole movie and a cool snippet).

By the way, I was surprised to recognize René as the doorman in Terry Gilliam's Brazil the other day.

Simpsons and Neuroscience/Neuroimaging

I recently watched a great new episode of the Simpsons entitled Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind. It mocks the Michel Gondry flic that bears a similar title (I really want to go and watch his new movie Be Kind Rewind with Mos Def, btw).
Anyways.
What the Simpsons episode made me think of is in how many neuroscientific talks Simpson brain pictures are used as jovial illustrations. I wonder if this also holds for other disciplines or if there is something specific about the mind/brain and the Simpsons family/writers...
So here are two stills from the episode and I'm waiting for the moment when I see somebody using them in a talk.

SPAM Boosted in the UK

Wow--did you guys know that?
I just read it in Steven Pinker's Stuff of Thought and quickly looked up the details on the web.

The word SPAM is derived from SPiced hAM, a cheap luncheon meat, and the word's popularity got boosted by the following great Monty Python sketch.

Important Book Charts - Number 3

After the Bible/Koran and the recently claimed second most important religious oeuvre, the Pope's Jesus book, I just discovered number 3, entitled A Million Random Digits, available as paperback on amazon for 28.5$. Furthermore, they offer a 'Search Inside' function, and you should definitely check out the helpful user commentaries.
My favorite ones
Such a terrific reference work! But with so many terrific random digits, it's a shame they didn't sort them, to make it easier to find the one you're looking for.
and
Valuable, but a flawed translation...

Swabian Viral Marketing Wars (a link by D-trick)

Check this out-- it's freakin' funny at least for all you German (preferably Swabian) blokes.
Thanks to D-trick for the link (his blog is in German just as the cool video).

An Offer You Can't Refuse

Now that's a funny gadget: a horse head pillow.
The official text:
"Finally, a gift you can send to your 'frienemies'. For the recipient, there will be no misunderstanding that you want them to get a better sleep..."

(60 or 70 USD plus shipping)