The Last Lecture

Today is a sad yet beautiful day. Sad because the world has lost a great man. Beautiful because his dying words have touched millions including myself. If you've never heard of Randy Pausch or seen his "Last Lecture," I hope you click on the YouTube video below because it may just change your life.

I came across Randy's "Last Lecture" a few months ago after failing my first semester in Med School. His lecture was posted on YouTube as "Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams." Needless to say, at a time when I felt my childhood dreams fading, his inspirational lecture changed everything. I don't want to talk too much about the lecture because I'd rather let him do the talking. Trust me, watching him speak is MUCH better than reading about it.

So, today I am incredibly saddened by his passing because I feel the world is a lesser place without someone like him. I also think there is no better tribute to him than to help share his legacy with the world. So, please watch the video the whole way through, down to the last second. It's long (1:16:27) but it is so worth it.

Da Da Da

This week, Mike is learning about the auditory and vestibular systems in Neuroscience. Because we're nerds (and probably you are too if you are reading this!), then maybe you'll find this as interesting as we do. Below is a video demonstrating the McGurk Effect. What do you think? (This me tricking you into leaving a comment!)

Dodge These Balls

Hey Guys!

This past Wednesday afternoon, Mike and I went to the Dodgeball tournament sponsored by Salybia. It started at about 4:30 PM and lasted for about two hours. Mike and I had really been looking forward to this dodgeball tournament since we first heard about it two weeks ago. This isn't because we're dodgeball aficionados or anything. We were dying to go to this tournament because we heard that a few professors were going to play against each other during halftime. Mike and I were not going to miss seeing our professors get beamed by hard-hitting dodgeballs. Well, the professors didn't play at halftime like we thought they would. In fact, the professors didn't play until 20 minutes before the end of the tournament. So, Mike and I watched the whole tournament. I was personally rooting for the "305" team which was the Miami (our hometown) team. Unfortunately, they didn't win. Still, the tournament was a lot of fun to watch. It was definitely a good distraction for much needed laughs - especially after the Mini. However, the real laughs came when the professors played. You can see them play in the second half of the video below.

Since I take my camera with me everywhere I go, I took some video of the tournament. I made a little video with some music and uploaded it on Blip TV and YouTube so you all can see what I'm talking about. The quality and loading time is better if you choose the first video (Blip TV) than if you choose the YouTube version. YouTube compressed the video and made it a little fuzzy. Still, I uploaded the video to YouTube just in case the video didn't work on Blip TV. Hope you enjoy the vid!