Connected
How to avoid a ‘brick-wall’ relationship
HE SAYS, “You don’t talk to me anymore!” She says, “You don’t listen when I do!”
She says, “If I want to ...
Your brain is fantastic!
But what if it gets hurt?
Tell the truth, now: What do you know about your brain? Next to nothing, right? Sure, you’re familiar with the visible bits of your body – like arms and legs and hips and ears. You’ve even got a nodding acquaintance with other more hidden bits – like lungs and heart and arteries and veins. But your BRAIN? Admit it: you couldn’t tell your hypothalamus from your hippocampus if your life depended on it! And as for your cerebral cortex … or your corpus callosum …
Don’t feel bad. After all, where do you start?
When you look at the human brain, it’s all much-of-a-muchness. An unimpressive, grey, lumpy thing about the size of a good grapefruit. It doesn’t move or pulse or hum or ‘do’ anything – it just sits there. It has no feelings: you can poke it or cut it, but it can’t feel pain. And apart from the two halves, it’s hard to tell one bit from another – even if you know the tricky names, where on earth do they belong?
But it’s when you look INSIDE the brain that things get massively mindboggling!
Issue 4 2014
FEATURED ARTICLES
Himalayan Tahr
King of the mountain
I STOOD THERE, surrounded by giant snow-covered peaks, my own sense of mortality weighing heavily. My emotions ...
Going Places
Australia’s Red Centre by rail
THE EUROPEAN TOURIST at Adelaide’s Parklands Train Terminal has finished his cold drink in Choo-Choo’s Café, but ...
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Pick of the Bunch
Birthday Splash & Burning Bungee!
BIRTHDAY SPLASH!
A rich millionaire throws a massive party for his 50th birthday. During this party, he grabs ...
Scrubcutters
I want to be a weed!
A FEW MONTHS AGO, my wife was lamenting the state of our veggie garden. We’d had a great summer of bounty: plenty ...
Back Chat
Right on target!
GOT AN EARLY-MORNING call from a small blonde grandson. “Hi Grandad,” he whispered. “I want to tell you something ...
Home Sweet Home
How to drive a trolley
THERE ARE TWO MAIN TYPES OF TROLLEY. The first is a beautifully smooth, well-oiled trolley that goes exactly where ...
The BBQ Book
Rad Rum Ribs PLUS Scallops with Chilli Garlic Butter
IN THIS AWESOME COLLECTION, American DJ and barbecue cook DJ BBQ, the king of the coals, wood and fire, shares his ...
The Geezer
Memories of a Geezer
A GREAT THING ABOUT becoming an old Geezer is when your old Geezer of a father is still around to hang out with. ...