A Real-Time Singing MRI Holiday Greeting/Nightmare Fodder

Christmas was yesterday, but I’m the kind of person who likes to prolong the magic of the season. And by that I mean I want to haunt your dreams with a Christmas carol that you will never unsee.

Behold this real-time MRI of someone singing “Deck The Halls” by the folks at the Beckman Institute. The real use of technology like this is to study the dynamics of human speech by looking inside someone’s head. It also has an interesting side-effect: Whenever I hear this song, for the rest of my life, I will see this. 

Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at how they did it. 

Source: youtube.com

On the Technical Explanation for Santa Claus's Ability to Deliver Presents Worldwide in a Single Night

Or, put more simply, how the heck does Santa hit hundreds of millions of homes and cover 122 million miles in a single night?

Some science-y types have tackled that question.

Their explanation involves a subterranean community of Norwegian exiles that have been independently evolving at the North Pole for centuries, development of “relativity clouds” in which they can control time and space relative to the outside world, molecular morphing in order to sneak into children’s homes via the tiniest cracks, an immense antenna network to listen to children’s thoughts, and nano-toy-makers to manufacture gifts on the spot.

What takes the jolly old guy six months in “Santa time” appears to happen in a blink of an eye to us! Basically, he’s like Einstein in a red suit. 

It could happen.

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Science Gifts Galore on Etsy!!!

Hey guys, when you’re considering your holiday gift lists, consider supporting science-loving creators like all the great folks above. They work hard for da money, you know? Featuring Artologica, WhatNoMints?, DFDStudio, TheRobotPrincess, and ShopGibberish. 

Why stop there? Those are just a few of the literally hundreds of things that I would buy if I were a hoarder had all the money. For instance, check out this, and this, and this, and this, and this, and this, and this, and this, and this, and this, and this, and this, and this, and this…

Okay, I have to stop. I’m getting light-headed.

Track Santa via NORAD Folks, we’ve got our best men and women tracking the Man From the North. Click here to track him via advanced radar/satellite telemetry data, including up to the minute calibrations via the International Space Station, various unmanned observation drones, and a secret lunar base constructed during the Cold War. To track him via mobile phone, go to Google Maps for your mobile phone and search for [santa]. He’s on the move. And we’re watching.
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Track Santa via NORAD

Folks, we’ve got our best men and women tracking the Man From the North. Click here to track him via advanced radar/satellite telemetry data, including up to the minute calibrations via the International Space Station, various unmanned observation drones, and a secret lunar base constructed during the Cold War.

To track him via mobile phone, go to Google Maps for your mobile phone and search for [santa].

He’s on the move. And we’re watching.