Media and Children

Change the beginning and you change the whole story!

The typical child, before the age of 5, is watching an average of 4.5 hours of television per week, approximately half of their waking hours!  How does this influence our childrens' brain development?  Does it affect attention problems later in life?  How does cognitive stimulation affect our children?  (reading, talking etc.)

This TEDxRainier - Dimitri Christakis video discusses this subject.   Mr. Christaskis is a professor of pediatrics at the Center for Child Health, Behavior, and Development in Seattle, WA.   Below is a snapshot summary of his talk.  

Watch the video below for more insight!

Earth Chorus

"The Earth has music for those who listen" 

--George Santayana

I read about this on Mashable yesterday.  In October, 2012, radio waves emanating from Earth were recorded by satellites investigating the Van Allen belts.  There are intense radiation zones that surround our planet. This recording was given the name "Chorus".   Here is the original recording:



What does it remind you of?

 Now, here is a remix of that "earthly" sounds, using interpretive dance.  The music was composed by Kerry Muzzey.  His song Looking Back was featured in Glee.  He has written other TV and movie themes as well. The dance is performed by DS2DIO (D-studio).  Check out their YouTube Channel.