This was discussed many months ago on a gifted listserv and I just saw it blogged about again. It’s intriguing, so I thought I’d share. As Dave Munger writes: While the illusion can’t actually determine whether you’re “right-brained” or “left-brained,” we were curious about what actually affects people’s perception of the illusion. Over 1,600 readers [...]
Archive for October 14th, 2008
Spinning Woman, Head Trip
Posted in Interesting, tagged spinning girl on October 14, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Unconditional Support: Late Bloomers and Precocious Talent
Posted in Gifted, tagged art, Ben Fountain, genius, Malcolm Gladwell, New Yorker, prodigy, profoundly gifted, verbally gifted on October 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
“Why can’t someone just pay me for being me?” It’s a sentiment the adults in our family jokingly express from time to time. Wouldn’t it be nice, we wonder, to have the absolute freedom–and more importantly the resources–to pursue the things that interest and inspire us? I’ve had that thought in recent weeks as I’ve [...]
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