The Sea Gypsies
1.The term tsunami comes from the Japanese language meaning what?
Harbor and wave
2.Why do the Mokens want very little?
A. Because belongings ties them down.
3.F Thanks to unique lung structure, the Mokens can stay underwater twice as long as the rest of us.
4.Ivanoff, who is a French anthropologist of the ship the Moken Queen and is one of the world's foremost authorities on the Moken. What did they call the captain of his ship and where were they from?
"Long Ear" Bremese
5.Give me one quality of the Mokens?
They have no notion and no desire for wealth.
Not Y our Average T een
1.Which agency represents Michelle Wie?
Willian Morris Agency
2.What is the most stressful experience for Michelle this year?
C. Barely passing her driver's test.
3.T At the age of 14, Michelle's dream was to play in the Master's.
three language that she speaks?
Korean Japanese English
5.What does Michelle need to justify? How?
Her 8-digit endorsement deals. By winning more tournaments.
A Pill To Forget
1.What does PTSD stand for, and give me an example of what might cause it?
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Warfare/ See a commit suicide
2.How does PTSD Work?
A. Intense fear and a sense of helplessness seize the victim.
B. Painful memories recur over and over again.
C. Memories of the traumatic event are enhanced.
D. A horribly traumatic event occurs.
E. Adrenaline rushes around the victim's body.
D A
E C B
3.F The idea to develop a pill that promises to dull one's painful memory is still far off.
4.Explain the relationship between the way adrenaline and the drug Propranolol works in reference to how it affects our memory.
Injecting Propranolol blocks adrenaline at the nerve cell to block the memory.
5.What is a Placebo?
It's an inert medication used for its psychological effect or for
purposes of comparison in an experiment.
Brain Man
1.Savant refer to B. Wizard with a mysterious disorder of the brain
2.What was the name of the savant who was interviewed 24 years ago and who lived in Salt Lake City, Utah and who was portrayed by Dustin Hoffman in the movie Rainman?
George Finn
3.What was the name of the savant from Great Britain? What happened to him when he was 4 years old that might have caused him to become a savant?
Daniel Tamment Epileptic seizure（癫痫症发作）
4.What "Greek letter" didi Daniel repeat by memory (thousand s of numbers per page)? His rare crossing of the senses is called what?
Pi Synesthesia
5.What 3 things does Daniel "see" in his mind when he "calculates"?
Colors, shapes and textures.
The Ship Breaker
1.Most of today's ship Breaking takes place in what country? What is the percentage of steel this provides for this country?
Bangladesh 80%
2.The beach near the city of Chiiagong on the Bay of Bengal is "almost like hell." Almost all of this is due to the hazardous conditions. Name three toxic hazards the workers deal with? Be specific.
Mercury, arsenic and asbestos
3.What percentage of a ship's contents are recycled? D. 97%
4.When a ship is in dry dock, what does that mean?
The ship will be broke.
5.What is the most elaborate piece of equipment used by these workers? How many workers on average dies each year, and what is the most common way they die?
Blowtorch 50 people Blowtorch explosion
Get me the Geeks
1.Define a Geek for me.
A geek is an individual who is fascinated, perhaps obsessively, by obscure or very specific area of knowledge and imagination, usually electronic or virtual in nature.
2.Geeks were usually_____back in high school. B. Avoided by their peers
3.Do you think there is a market niche in China for tech-support companies like the Geek Squad? Why?
4.What U.S. Company bought Geek Squad?
Best Buy
5.How many people does the Geek Squad employ, what do they wear, and what do they drive?
12,000 They are all neatly dressed in uniforms like NASA engineers. VW Beetles.。