Tuesday 14 May 2013

Today's Daily Brain Teaser (May 15, 2013)

What Am I?



I'm sometimes white but always wrong.

I can break a heart and hurt the strong.

I can build love and tear it down.

I can make a smile but more often a frown.





Check Braingle.com for the answer.

Today's Daily Trivia Quiz (May 15, 2013)

"All-American Girl" Lyrics

This is a lyric quiz about the song "All-American Girl" by Carrie Underwood.



Take the Quiz at Braingle.com

Creativity : Am I Dreaming?

One technique for becoming lucid in a dream is to ask yourself if you are dreaming. If you are awake, the answer will clearly be "no". But if you are sleeping, the answer is not so certain. There is a high likelihood that this question will cause you to realize that you are dreaming.



To take advantage of this you should get into the habit of asking yourself on a regular basis if you are dreaming. If it becomes habit, then it is likely that you will ask yourself when you are actually asleep. We have already discussed how you should ask this question whenever you see a dreamsign. Unfortunately, dreams don't always have easily identifiable dreamsigns, so you should try to ask yourself this question at other times of the day. It's difficult to remember to ask yourself this question without any sort of cue, so pick something that you encounter on a regular basis and ask the question whenever you see it. For example, you may ask yourself if you are dreaming every time you walk through a door.



The more you ask yourself this question during the day, the more likely it will be that you do it while asleep.

Vocabulary : Word of the Day : Sunder

sun-der



verb :: To disunite in almost any manner, either by rending, cutting, or breaking; to part; to put or keep apart; to separate; to divide; to sever



To part; to separate.



A separation into parts; a division or severance.



To expose to the sun and wind.





"Notwithstanding terrifically wide sweep (some thirty feet or more) and the its hissing vigor of its descent, sufficient to sunder these very walls of iron, still the fraying of my robe would be all that, for several minutes, it would accomplish." -- Poe, Edgar Allan

Memory : Brain Shrinking

The human brain reaches its full size by age 20 and then starts shrinking by about 1% per year. Male brains actually shrink slightly faster than female brains, but before you draw any conclusions it should be noted that there is no evidence that brain size determines ability. Rather, it is how your brain is constructed that matters.



The decrease in brain mass is not due to the death of neurons. In fact, recent research is showing that you can actually make new neurons as you age. The shrinkage is mostly due to changes within the neurons. In particular, the number of branching dendrites and connecting synapses decreases with age. Additionally, age causes the deterioration of the protective covering that surrounds the neurons. This may contribute to decreased mental performance.



Smoking, drinking and high cholesterol are all thought to hasten the shrinkage of the brain, so there's yet another reason to give up your vices.

New 'Catching Fire' Poster Has Katniss Where She Belongs - Get The Big Picture (blog)



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Daily Sudoku: Wed 15-May-2013

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Daily Monster Sudoku: Wed 15-May-2013

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Daily Squiggly Sudoku: Wed 15-May-2013

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Capital Quiz: Wednesday, May 15 - The Dominion Post



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Pundles Brain Teasers Released for iOS - Flex Your Mind - prMac - prMac (press release)



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A Medieval Times Restaurant Movie? Well, Now I've Heard It All - Get The Big Picture (blog)



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Jacob Jones and the Bigfoot Mystery: Episode 1 - Pocket Gamer



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Melon turns to Kickstarter for its mental performance measuring EEG headband - PandoDaily (blog)



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