I'm an Ann Arbor student and intellectual. I double major in Film and Brain, Behavior, and Cognitive Science. The former is my intended... more
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- What I would Change About the World: I feel like every problem could be eventually fixed by worldwide focus on education and fostering humanist ideals in our children. Oh, and getting over classical gender constructs entirely
- Influences/Heroes: Thomas Jefferson
- Organizations: Ann Arbor Film Festival
- Political Bent: For social issues, I'm a libertarian; for economic issues, I'm near-socialist
- Favorite Bands: David Bowie, Rush, Dream Theater, Muse, Radiohead, Symphony X, Barenaked Ladies, The Zutons, Fratellis, System of a Down, CAKE, Beck
- Favorite Directors: Stanley Kubrick, Paul Thomas Anderson, Wes Anderson, Coen Brothers, Alfred Hitchcock
- Favorite Movies: Star Wars
- Favorite TV Shows: LOST, Arrested Development, Community, The Office, 30 Rock, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Firefly
- Favorite Track: "Ordinary World" by Duran Duran, partially because of Layer Cake
- Celebrity Crush: Alison Brie
- AIM: SirJamesAJanisse
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- JamesAJanisse commented on Chimps Enjoy a Good Tune, Too 3 years ago
Maxwell is a math wizard, and everyone else fails. If there is some kind of biological or evolutionary basis for enjoying harmonious chords, I wonder how people develop tastes for purposefully...
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- JamesAJanisse voted up Chimps Enjoy a Good Tune, Too 3 years ago
Love of music is universal among people, but when did that taste evolve? Do other primates share our preference for consonant rather than dissonant chords? Cotton-top tamarins do not,... more
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- JamesAJanisse voted up Swiss approve ban on mosque minaret construction fueling anti-Islamic propaganda in Europe 3 years ago
Swiss voters on Sunday approved a constitutional ban on the construction of mosque minarets, another strong showing of European backlash against the ever growing Muslim faith. Muslim groups... more
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- JamesAJanisse voted up "Positive Atheism" Groups Flower on College Campuses 3 years ago
"Anastasia Bodnar waves and smiles, trying to make a good first impression before eyes drift down to a word many Americans rank down there with "socialist." Bodnar is the happy... more
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- JamesAJanisse voted up TV anchors accused of gang rape in billboard fail 3 years ago
Three television anchors in Mobile, Ala. fell victim to an unfortunate billboard FAIL. NBC affiliate WPMI-TV 15 issued an electronic billboard featuring three anchors next to a Twitter feed... more
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- JamesAJanisse commented on TV anchors accused of gang rape in billboard fail 3 years ago
That's what you get for pimping out a service that only allows 140-character messages. How stupid...
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- JamesAJanisse voted up Video scenes pulled from peoples thoughts 3 years ago
" In a recent experiment, Dr. Gallant claims to have made it possible to reproduce video images from human brain activity. Would you post your thoughts on Youtube? Although this research... more
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- JamesAJanisse commented on Video scenes pulled from peoples thoughts 3 years ago
This is amazing, and I love hearing of technological advances like this. I hope that it doesn't just disappear and is never heard of again for years, but things as advanced as this seem to... more
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- JamesAJanisse commented on Get On TV: Webcam Reviews for The Road, Ninja Assassin, Old Dogs 3 years ago
My review of Ninja Assassin, which sounds WAY more awesome than it actually is (the movie, not my review, which is actually sounds way LESS awesome than it actually is)
