June 21, 2013

http://edition.cnn.com/2013/06/20/world/australia-car-crash-new-french-accent/?hpt=zite_zite6_featured

     So an Australian woman got in a car accident, which caused her a head injury, and when she woke up, she had a French accent. To me, this is pretty incredible because it goes to show that if the human brain and body is ever mapped completely we may be able to alter almost anything about our personalities and even our growth and development. The woman in the article was pretty upset at her new accent but if I woke up from a car crash with a French accent that would be pretty awesome.

June 16, 2013

http://edition.cnn.com/2013/06/13/world/americas/mexico-cat-candidate/index.html?hpt=wo_c2

         So, apparently a cat is running for mayor in Xalapa, Mexico. He has campaign posters and 100,000 likes on his facebook page. Even though he won't be on the official ballot for the election, its still pretty cool that he has such a large following, and it says something about how tired people are of politicians. At the same time though, its kind of sad how a cat has accomplished more than I probably ever will in my life. :(