Issue no.37

Thinking cap

Professor Alan Snyder believes that has devised a means to create creativity on demand. The "Thinking Cap" works by zapping the left side of the brain with with carefully targeted magnetic pulses. After a duration of approximately 10 minutes, studies have shown that people begin to display in creased levels of creativity, awareness and the ability to more accurately estimate the number of dots displayed on a screen for a short period of time.

This week’s special – Banpo Water Fountain

“When in operation, Banpo Water Fountain will send 60 tons of water 20 meters down to the Han River from the Banpo Bridge every minute. The water fountain runs a combined length of 1.2 kilometers along the sides of the Banpo Bridge. The water for the fountain is pumped up from the Han River which is then returned to the river.”

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The Naha Harbor Diner in Okinawa, Japan is a life-size rendition of a banyan tree, also known as gajumaru. The aptly-named Banyan Town shopping center near the entrance of Onoyama Park features a twenty foot tall tree with a pan-Asian restaurant nestled amid its branches.

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