It’s a Brainy Month…
Mar 16th, 2010 by admin
March 15th-21st is Brain Awareness Week, a time to marvel at what many scientists consider the most important, yet least known, part of the human body. Like any other organ, the brain needs exercise to thrive. “Use it or lose it” is the brain’s motto, and the brain grows and rewires itself throughout an entire lifetime through continual perception, action, and stimulation.
Many famous “brains” were born in March. Challenge your brain by identifying the famous thinker described below. Your brain will thank you for it.
1. I was a famous French philosopher who said, “I think, therefore I am.”
2. I was an American inventor who patented the first practical telephone, although I refused to have one in my study. I was also a founding member of the National Geographic Society.
3. I was the first woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
4. I was an Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor, poet, architect, and engineer. My most famous works are the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and the statue of David.
5. I was a German physicist who came up with the equation E=mc2 and was also an ardent supporter of world peace.
6. I was a powerful political advocate for women’s rights and founded Ms. magazine for women.
7. I was a Dutch painter and although I suffered from mental illness, even cutting off my own ear, my paintings rank among the world’s most famous, including Starry Night.
ANSWERS: 1. Rene Descartes, Mar. 31, 1596; 2. Alexander Graham Bell, Mar. 3, 1847; 3. Sandra Day O’Connor, Mar. 26, 1930; 4. Michelangelo, Mar. 6, 1475; 5. Albert Einstein, Mar. 14, 1879; 6. Gloria Steinem, Mar. 25, 1934; 7. Vincent van Gogh, Mar. 30, 1853
