Studying how a bat’s brain can control the sounds of its voice may help improve treatment methods to deal with speech difficulties associated with diseases like Parkinson’s, say Texas A&M researchers. Found at YouTube from AggieMedia.
Volunteer firefighter Mark Bezos tells a story of an act of heroism that didn’t go quite as expected — but that taught him a big lesson: Don’t wait to be a hero. Found at TED.
Sarah Palin was caught sneaking a peek at her cheat sheet during the question and answer session of a recent Tea Party thingy. Index cards would be fine, but these were written on the palm of her hand. What? Is she in high school?!?
It wouldn’t be nearly as bad if the notes weren’t to aid her in remembering her fundamental beliefs. Huffington Post has a close-up of the notes on her hand.