Clive Wearing has a neurological disorder called Anterograde Amnesia which is a condition that doesn't allow new memories to transfer into long-term memory. This means that he will never remember anything since his incident, similarly to the movie Memento.
Clive was an accomplished pianist in the 80s', and fortunately can still play the piano flawlessly. He only remembers his wife, and anything else to him is new information, even if it was presented to him once before.
To find more about Clive Wearing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clive_Wearing
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Wednesday, May 05, 2010
The Shrimper Survivor
Thuong Nguyen, a Louisiana shrimp fisherman, survived a treacherous trip from Vietnam and Hurricane Katrina. But now he worries that he may not make it through the gulf oil spill.
Monday, May 03, 2010
Stephen Baker: The Numerati and more
This is a video that features a discussion with Stephen Baker, BusinessWeek technology journalist and author of the Numerati during his visit to Dell.
The first Internet connection, with UCLA's Leonard Kleinrock
Internet pioneer and UCLA computer science professor Leonard Kleinrock discusses the process of connecting the first host computer to the fledgling Internet, then known as the ARPANET, in September 1969, and sending the first host-to-host message a month later on October 29, 1969.
Google Internet Bus
The Internet Bus Project: Travelling to towns across India to spread the empowering force of the Internet.
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