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Suzela Jan-31-05, 10:44 PM (EST) "Half a MInd?" While reading an Imponderables book to Isaac (xmas present) the question was asked "Where did the saying that we only use 10% of our brain come from?" It was in the Frustable sections meaning that they've never come up with a definitive answer, but, the author has two friends who swore that Robert Heinlein said it in one of his novels though he was never able to track down the one. I believe I know where this came from. I haven't checked myself and won't until we get some answers. Anyone? Suze   Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

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RE: Half a MInd?, SailFree, Feb-01-05, (1) RE: Half a MInd?, Suzela, Feb-04-05, (2) RE: Half a MInd?, Lynn Ava, Feb-07-05, (3) RE: Half a MInd?, SailFree, Feb-08-05, (4) RE: Half a MInd?, Lynn Ava, Feb-08-05, (5)

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SailFree Feb-01-05, 12:48 PM (EST) 1. "RE: Half a MInd?" Howdy, Suzela, I am not sure that Heinlein specified 10%. That has been a figure bandied about for a long time. He was familiar with Samuel Renshaw and his tachistoscope, which demonstrated that people could recognize objects and words and letters and numerals and grasp them much more quickly than originally thought. He mentioned it in "Gulf," and we know that Captain Gilead/Joe Greene, his hero, learned to use much more of his already-exceptional mental capacity by such training and also by learning the newspeak language that was developed from the 64 principal sounds the human can make. But the 10% figure doesn't strike me as one he put forth. --Al   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

Suzela Feb-04-05, 02:55 PM (EST) 2. "RE: Half a MInd?" Al, You may well be right. I was thinking of Gulf when I wrote the question. I guess now I'll just have to re-read the story and probably get sucked into re-reading the book for the nth time. DARN! Suze   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

Lynn Ava Feb-07-05, 01:23 PM (EST) 3. "RE: Half a MInd?" Maybe this can shed a micron of light on the subject? http://www.theness.com/articles/brain-nejs0201.html   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

SailFree Feb-08-05, 08:31 AM (EST) 4. "RE: Half a MInd?" Howdy, Lynn Ava, Yes indeedy it was helpful. Thanks a lot. --Brooks   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

Lynn Ava Feb-08-05, 03:11 PM (EST) 5. "RE: Half a MInd?" Nothing like having things in common with a subject to peak further interest in it... har de har har   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

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