We’ve all heard the stereotype that people who wear glasses are smart. According to a study from the University of Edinburgh, there might be some truth to this. According to science, there are many ways a person’s body features can influence how smart they are, and some are more surprising than others. We might have been right about people who wear glasses being smart, but let’s just say a lot of other stereotypes are completely off.
Bright Side brings you some body parts that science suggests could be a sure sign of higher brain power in people.
November 5, 2015 3:13 PM EST
When A$AP Rocky sat with director Dexter Navy to flesh out the visual conceit for the rapper’s song “L$D,” he wanted it to be “trippy.”
“Whenever a fellow emcee, or a rapper, or somebody puts out a music video that’s dope, I’m either hating or inspired,” Rocky told TIME. “I really enjoy good visuals.”
And what better opportunity to experiment with imagery, than with a psychedelic, drug-induced love song about LSD?
On apprend une langue pour une variété de raisons différentes. Du voyage au travail, en passant par l’amusement pur et simple et l’intérêt. Qu’importe votre raison, il est clair qu’il y a beaucoup d’avantages à connaitre deux langues ou plus.
Mais avez-vous déjà pensé aux inconvénients ? (Cela parait étrange n’est-ce pas ?) Bien qu’ils soient plus difficiles à repérer, il peut y avoir quelques inconvénients au fait d’être mutilingue. Restez avec nous pendant que nous analysons les arguments pour et contre d’apprendre une nouvelle langue !
July 22, 2015 1:41 AM EDT
Azealia Banks had one of the most celebrated albums of 2014, Broke With Expensive Taste, and released huge music videos this year for songs like “Ice Princess” and “Yung Rapunxel.” But when MTV announced its VMA nominations, she was left off the list. Banks has a theory why:
Banks has never been one to bite her tongue, and was critical of last year’s Grammys, tweeting that Lana Del Rey’s Ultraviolence should have won Best Rock Album, and mocking Iggy Azalea after she walked away empty-handed.
Spanish top football club, Barcelona has confirmed talks with Leeds United to sign Brazilian player, Raphinha. The Catalans announced in a post on their official website on Wednesday that an agreement has been reached with the English football club for the transfer of their 25-year-old midfielder.
Barcelona, however, noted that the deal will be completed after the player passes his medicals.
Naija News understands that Barcelona splashed the sum of 55 million euros with a potential 15 million euros in add-ons to land a five-year contract deal for Raphinha.