mommykinktoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world·1 year agoWhat popular quote are you tired of hearing?message-squarearrow-up11arrow-down11message-square68file-textfedilink
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareWhat popular quote are you tired of hearing?mommykinktoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world·1 year agomessage-square68file-textfedilink
minus-squareJohnDClayarrow-up1arrow-down0·1 year agoedit-21 year agolinkfedilinkWhere did the myth come from?
minus-squareUsernameblankfacearrow-up1arrow-down0·1 year agolinkfedilinkIt came from early on in studying the brain. A scientist said that we only understand what 10 percent of the brain does, and everyone ran with a misunderstanding of that idea. Neil DeGrasse Tyson explains here. https://youtube.com/shorts/E4EjYfUBEvw?si=LO3GIURgZesHjo85
minus-square6daemonbagarrow-up1arrow-down0·1 year agolinkfedilinkSidenote, why does everyone hate Neil these days?
minus-squarecanarrow-up0arrow-down0·1 year agoedit-21 year agolinkfedilinkHe thinks he’s so smart about everything and there’s always this condescending tone. https://sh.itjust.works/pictrs/image/f48d62a5-1503-4eb8-a77e-62227e5ada2d.webp Like no shit Neil? https://i.chzbgr.com/full/9252830464/hDAEA08D3/me-aew-yor-7-12-abdul-advil-3m-neiltyson-someone-didnt-get-invited-to-a-cool-nye-party-huh-t4-70 https://i.chzbgr.com/full/9252831232/h1FF2856F/have-flying-cars-by-now-had-civilization-spent-a-little-less-brain-energy-contemplating-football
Where did the myth come from?
It came from early on in studying the brain. A scientist said that we only understand what 10 percent of the brain does, and everyone ran with a misunderstanding of that idea.
Neil DeGrasse Tyson explains here. https://youtube.com/shorts/E4EjYfUBEvw?si=LO3GIURgZesHjo85
Sidenote, why does everyone hate Neil these days?
He thinks he’s so smart about everything and there’s always this condescending tone.
https://sh.itjust.works/pictrs/image/f48d62a5-1503-4eb8-a77e-62227e5ada2d.webp
Like no shit Neil?
https://i.chzbgr.com/full/9252830464/hDAEA08D3/me-aew-yor-7-12-abdul-advil-3m-neiltyson-someone-didnt-get-invited-to-a-cool-nye-party-huh-t4-70
https://i.chzbgr.com/full/9252831232/h1FF2856F/have-flying-cars-by-now-had-civilization-spent-a-little-less-brain-energy-contemplating-football
Piling on…
Oh god I forgot about that one lol.