I won’t be happy until I lose my legs is an essay about a woman who has "Body Integrity Identity Disorder" which basically means that she feels "incomplete" by having her legs. Her image of herself does not include her legs, so by having them, she feels incomplete. Certainly an interesting read.
Letter-Color Synaesthesia is a site explaining what Letter-Color Synaesthesia is. I stumbled upon this by googling Cassidy Curtis from the "The Best Homework Ever?" article. I had no idea of the existence of Letter-Color Synaesthesia. Now I wonder if this has anything to do with Cassidy Curtis’s ability to draw Mathematical surfaces. It probably does.
The Best Homework Ever? is an article about a Brown Math professor who received a very interesting homework.
SF&F Pilots Picked Up By Nets is a list of science-fiction and fantasy pilots picked up by ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox and The CW. I was happy to read the headline, unfortunately once I read the list of shows the only one that I might like is Journeyman.
Tose: Gaming’s Dirty Little Secret is a 1UP.com feature that talks about Tose, a game developer that develops games for other publishers but prides itself in the fact that they remain anonymous; most of the time, their name is nowhere to be found in the final product. Most of their portfolio consists of ports and kids games but I still think it’s quite impressive that they prefer to remain anonymous.
How does your brain tell time? is an article at physorg.com that explains a theory about how the brain tells time. It’s not very in-depth, but the general idea is interesting and I’ve always been fascinated by concept of time so I enjoyed reading this.
Tetris – From Russia With Love is a video documentary of how Tetris came into existence. It’s quite interesting and a must-watch for any Tetris player.