Issue #1 Harrison's Head

You Won't Believe Your Eyes

Photo Credits

Two brown and white puppies playing.  Their bodies are entangled. cc licensed flickr photo by Beverly&Pack (2008, Sep 1) http://www.flickr.com/photos/10101046@N06/2819110959/
Baby in baby seat with bottle. cc licensed flickr photo by Abigail Batchelder (2009, Dec 17) http://www.flickr.com/photos/abbybatchelder/4195179436/
image with dots that appear to move when your eyes move cc licensed images from Paul Sherman, WPClipart: http://www.wpclipart.com/signs_symbol/optical_illusions

Video Credits

Faisal, Aldo, Dr. (2012, Jul 12) Leader of the Neurotechnology laboratory at the Dept of Bioengineering and the Dept. of Computing Imperial College. cc licensed. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zapK5wvYU84

Research Credits

Bianco, Carl, MD. "How Vision Works." http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/human-biology/eye.htm
KidsHealth. "Body Basics: All About Eyes." http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body_basics/eyes.html
National Eye Institute. "Diagram of the Eye." http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/eyediagram/
Sinha, Pawan. (2009, Nov) "Pawan Sinha: How our brains learn to see." [video file] http://www.ted.com/talks/pawan_sinha_on_how_brains_learn_to_see.html
Tester, Megan, Dr. "Interesting Eye Facts" (2011, Nov 17) http://www.doctorsvisioncenter.com/interesting-eye-facts/
The Chive. "A few eye-opening facts about, well, your eyes." (2013, Sep 3) http://thechive.com/2013/09/03/a-few-eye-opening-facts-about-well-your-eyes-25-photos/

Have you heard? Ears are awesome!

Photo Credits

Boy balancing on a fire hydrant with arms outstretched. cc licensed flickr photo by Waldir (2007, Mar 16) http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ben_underwood.jpg

Research Credits

Audicus. (2013, Jun 26) "Obscure Facts About Ears." http://www.audicus.com/blogs/hearing-aids-blog/8206731-obscure-facts-about-ears
Ben Underwood Foundation. (2011) "Ben Underwood." www.benunderwood.com
Calm Ear. (2010) "Just how Amazing is your Ear?" http://www.express.co.uk/fun/top10facts/375595/Top-10-facts-about-ears
Hartston, William. (2013, Feb 5) "Top 10 facts about ears." http://www.ted.com/talks/pawan_sinha_on_how_brains_learn_to_see.html
KidsHealth. "Your Ears." http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/ears.html

Nosing Around

Photo Credits

Cross section of human nose with different parts called out. cc attribution 2.5 License 2006. Illustration by Patrick J. Lynch. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Head_olfactory_nerve.jpg
Cinabons! cc licensed flickr photo by James (2012, Jan 9) http://www.flickr.com/photos/44972782@N00/6674034671/
pile of decaying fish cc licensed flickr photo by Eole Wind (2009, Oct 11) http://www.flickr.com/photos/73491156@N00/4117876685/
todler in high chair holding a crayon cc licensed flickr photo by andreaarden ( 2012, Feb 18) http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrea_arden/6899691567/sizes/l/in/photostream/
two children eating cotton candy cc licensed flickr photo by abbamouse (2011, Oct 21) http://www.flickr.com/photos/92329419@N00/6373671515/
Smoke alarm cc licensed flickr photo by Tom Magliery (2006, Dec 5) http://www.flickr.com/photos/50318388@N00/345145225/

Research Credits

Brain, Marshall. "How Smoke Detectors Work." http://home.howstuffworks.com/home-improvement/household-safety/fire/smoke.htm
Dowdey, Sarah. "How Smell Works." http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/human-biology/smell.htm
Enchanted Learning. "Jokes and Riddles for Kids." http://www.enchantedlearning.com/jokes/topics/body.shtml
How Stuff Works. "How does the sense of smell work?" http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/human-biology/question139.htm
KidsHealth. "Your Nose." http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/nose.html#
Palmer, Alun. (2013, Jun 22) "20 fascinating facts about our sense of smell." http://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/health/20-fascinating-facts-sense-smell-1977351
Santillano, Vicki. (2011, Jan 17) "Fascinating Facts About Sneezing!" http://www.care2.com/greenliving/fascinating-facts-about-sneezing.html
Stafford, Tom. (2012, Mar 13) "Why can smells unlock forgotten memories?" http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20120312-why-can-smells-unlock-memories
WiseGeek. "What is Parosmia?" http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-parosmia.htm

Sink your teeth into this!

Photo Credits

Diagram of the cross section of a molar with different sections pointed out. cc Attribution-Share Alike 3.1 Unported license from User: Asbestos. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Seccio_dent.png
Painting of tooth extraction. Public domain image by Johann Liss, (1616-1617). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Johann_Liss_002a.jpg
Picture of a foot powered drill. cc Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license from Royalbroil. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:DentalDrillFootPowered.jpg
Painting of Medieval dentistry. Public domain image by Palmer, James Le. (1360-1375) "Omne Bonum." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Medieval_dentistry.jpg

Research Credits

123Dentist.com. (2014) "10 Fun Facts About Teeth." http://www.123dentist.com/10-fun-facts-about-teeth/
Ancient Peoples. "Treatment methods for oral and dental ailments in Ancient Egypt." http://ancientpeoples.tumblr.com/post/25377007790/treatment-methods-for-oral-and-dental-ailments-in
Aviva Medical Encyclopedia. "Teeth and Gums: structure and function." http://www.aviva.co.uk/health-insurance/home-of-health/medical-centre/medical-encyclopedia/entry/teeth-and-gums/
British Dental Association. (2004) "Dissected Tooth." http://www.3dmouth.org/6/6_4_2.cfm
Coppa, A. et al. (2006, Apr 6) Nature: "Paleontology: Early Neolithic tradition of dentistry." Earliest dentistry: http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v440/n7085/pdf/440755a.pdf
Green, Amanda (2012, Oct 22) "Can You Handle the Tooth? 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Teeth." http://mentalfloss.com/article/12830/can-you-handle-tooth-10-things-you-didnt-know-about-teeth
Healthy Teeth. "Teeth and Gums – The Parts of a Tooth." http://www.healthyteeth.org/toothGrowth/parts.html
Schulhof, Adam, Dr. (2013, Mar 28) "10 Fun Teeth Facts That Will Make You Smile." http://www.theschulhofcenter.com/10-fun-teeth-facts-that-will-make-you-smile/
The Chirurgeon’s Apprentice. "The Rotten Tooth: A Brief History of Dentistry." http://thechirurgeonsapprentice.com/2012/05/04/the-rotten-tooth-a-brief-history-of-dentistry/
SoCal Smiles Dentistry. (2011, Feb 18) "13 Interesting Facts about Your Teeth." http://socalsmiles.net/blog/2011/02/13-interesting-facts-about-your-teeth/
Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. "Dental drill" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dental_drill

A Multi-Talented Mouth

Photo Credits

cross section diagram of a human head cc Attribution 2.5 Generic License, illustration by Patrick J. Lynch. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lateral_head_anatomy.jpg
Spit bubble formed on mouth. cc licensed flickr photo by Silvia Vinuales (2009, May 29) http://www.flickr.com/photos/30192212@N03/3577274610/

Video Credits

YouTube. (2009, Sep 11) "My X Ray swallows." Uploaded by spladglum. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umnnA50IDIY

Research Credits

American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. "How the Voice Works." http://www.entnet.org/healthinformation/howvoiceworks.cfm
Crampton, Linda. "Interesting Facts About Saliva and Salivary Glands." http://hubpages.com/hub/Interesting-Facts-About-Saliva-and-Salivary-Glands
Dunstan, Amanda. (2012, Feb 24) "Fun Health Fact about Tonsils." : http://amanda-dunstan.hubpages.com/hub/funhealthfactabouttonsils
Fleck, Kara. (2011, Jan 24) "Simply Silly: Kid-Approved Puns, Knock-Knock Jokes, and Tongue Twisters." http://simplekids.net/jokes-puns-tongue-twisters-2/
Huai Zhi, Goh. "10 Little Known Facts About Your Voice." http://www.healthxchange.com.sg/healthyliving/HealthatWork/Pages/10-Little-Known-Facts-About-Voice.aspx
KidsHealth. "What’s Spit?" http://kidshealth.org/kid/talk/yucky/spit.html
Medical. (2011, Mar 21) "The 15 Things You Didn’t Know About Tongue." http://visual.ly/15-things-you-didnt-know-about-your-tongue
Sandford, Maggie Ryan. (2012, May 31) "What Does that Dangly Thing in the Back of Your Throat Do?" http://mentalfloss.com/article/30806/what-does-dangly-thing-back-your-throat-do
Simply Prosthodontic. "The Importance of Saliva." http://www.prosthodontic.com/saliva
The Voice and Swallowing Institute. "Swallowing: An Introduction." http://www.nyee.edu/swallowing.html
Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. "Saliva testing." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saliva_testing
Wolchover, Natalie. (2012, Apr 3) "5 Spiffy Facts about Spit." http://www.livescience.com/19463-5-facts-spit.html

A Hairy Situation

Photo Credits

Cross section of human skin showing hair folicle and different parts. Public domain image from the National Cancer Institute. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Anatomy_The_Skin_-_NCI_Visuals_Online.jpg
man in lab coat holding up transparency with a DNA profile on it Public domain image by James Tourtellotte (2006, Oct 18) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:CBP_chemist_reads_a_DNA_profile.jpg
group of items used to document a crime scene including camera and number card cc licensed flickr photo by [puamelia] (2008, Aug 8) http://www.flickr.com/photos/ykjc9/2744167003/lightbox/
portrait of Marie Antionette of Austria Public domain image by Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun. "Portrait of Marie Antoinette of Austria." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Marie_Antoinette_with_decadent_hair.jpg
Illustration of a hairstyle resembling an large ship with many sails Public domain image by Henri Moreau (1780). http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Coiffure_belle-poule.jpg
painting of the duchess of Devonshire including very large hair Public domain image by Joshua Reynolds. (1775-1776) "Portrait of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Joshua_Reynolds_-_Georgiana,_Duchess_of_Devonshire.jpg
very modern hat that looks like it is constructed out of ribbon cc licensed flickr photo by See-ming Lee (2013, Jun 26) http://www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/9263934093/lightbox/

Research Credits

IvyRose Holistic. "Hair Follicle." http://www.ivy-rose.co.uk/HumanBody/Skin/Hair-Follicle.php
Brannon, Heather, MD. "The Biology of Hair: Structure and Function of Hair Follicles." http://dermatology.about.com/cs/hairanatomy/a/hairbiology.htm
Eras of Elegance. "Hair and Makeup: Ancient Hairstyles." http://www.erasofelegance.com/fashion/hairstyles.html
Foreman, Amanda. (1999) Random House. "Georgiana – Duchess of Devonshire." Excerpt: http://www.nytimes.com/books/first/f/foreman-georgiana.html
Hettinga, Jodi. (2011, Aug 15) "Georgian Era Hairstyles: All in the Name of Beauty." http://www.dailyglow.com/georgian-era-hairstyles-all-in-the-name-of-beauty.html
KidsHealth. "Your Hair." http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/hair.html#
Lamberto, Emilia. "Georgian Era Hairstyles" http://www.ehow.com/list_7370320_georgian-era-hairstyles.html
Wong, Tony. (2012, Jul 13) "Forensic scientists can tell a lot about a person from one strand of hair." http://www.thestar.com/life/2012/07/13/hair_forensic_scientists_can_tell_a_lot_about_a_person_from_one_strand_of_hair.html

The Brain behind the Operation

Photo Credits

Portrait of Mozart standing near a piano. Public domain image by Pietro Antonio Lorenzoni (possibly) (1721-1782) "The Boy Mozart." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wolfgang-amadeus-mozart_2.jpg
Young teenage busker seated playing cello on a city sidewalk.  Basket of money in front. cc licensed flickr photo by Connie Ma (2012, May 26) http://www.flickr.com/photos/ironypoisoning/7532728178/
Youn child seated againsta  brick wall.  Child is painting blue and green floral scenes. cc licensed flickr photo by Fabio Pistillo (2007, Jul 20) http://www.flickr.com/photos/bisbi/1403404026/
Very strange multicoloured abstract design similar to splashing waves. cc licensed flickr photo by garlandcannon (2011, Jan 28) http://www.flickr.com/photos/garlandcannon/5396077914/

Research Credits

A Daring Adventure. "30 Amazing Facts About Your Brain." http://blog.bufferapp.com/10-surprising-facts-about-how-our-brain-works
Birch, Nathan. (2008, May 19) "8 Child Prodigies So Amazing They’ll Ruin Your Day." http://www.cracked.com/article_16266_8-child-prodigies-so-amazing-theyll-ruin-your-day.html
Brain facts: http://www.adaringadventure.com/life-coaching/30-amazing-facts-about-your-brain/
Brain Injury Rehabilitation Service. (2013, Jul 3) "Brain Map and Functions." http://www.rah.sa.gov.au/birs/bi_brain.php#map
Classics for Kids. "The biography of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart." http://www.classicsforkids.com/composers/bio.asp?id=36
HuffPost Arts & Culture. (2012, Jul 27) "10 Art Prodigies You Should Know." http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/27/art-prodigies_n_1699565.html
National Brain Tumor Society. "Brain Anatomy." http://www.braintumor.org/patients-family-friends/about-brain-tumors/brain-anatomy.html
Szalavitz, Maia. (2012, Jul 10). "What Genius and Autism Have in Common." http://healthland.time.com/2012/07/10/what-child-prodigies-and-autistic-people-have-in-common/
The Brainwaves Center. "Your Brain and What It Does." http://www.brainwaves.com/
YouTube. (2010, Dec 3) What is Synesthesia?" Uploaded by Mental Health Guru. [video file] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a87C43FDEEI
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