The amount of work you need to do to become a very successful celebrity is something I'm not prepared to do. Rupert Graves amountcelebrityprepare Change image and share on social
The amount of writing that people do online is astonishing, and historically unprecedented. Clive Thompson amountastonishhistorically Change image and share on social
The amounts of money in Silicon Valley are staggering. Alec Berg amountmoneysilicon Change image and share on social
The amusing thing about 'X-Force' is that it was highly rated - and hated - in about equal measure, Which suited me just fine. If no-one's feathers were a little ruffled, we probably wouldn't have been doing our jobs right. Peter Milligan amuseequalfeather share on social
The amygdala in the emotional center sees and hears everything that occurs to us instantaneously and is the trigger point for the fight or flight response. Daniel Goleman amygdalacenteremotional Change image and share on social
The amygdala is indeed crucial for monitoring our environment and deciding what's worth getting worked up over. Once the amygdala determines this, however, it merely trips another circuit to actually produce the panic. Sam Kean amygdalacircuitcrucial share on social
The amygdala is one of those brain structures that a lot of people know a little bit about, and there's a definite tendency to conflate the amygdala and the fear response itself - as if the amygdala, and the amygdala alone, 'causes' fear. Sam Kean amygdalabitebrain share on social
The amygdala plays a crucial role in processing fear, and minus her two amygdalae, S.M. became unflappable. Studies of her are actually a hoot to read, since they basically consist of scientists concocting ever-more-elaborate ways of trying to scare her. Sam Kean amygdalaamygdalaebasically share on social
The analogy I use is that 'World of Warcraft' is like going to the mall: you see a ton of people there, but you don't really want to interact with them; you just want to know you're part of the human race. And if you get in trouble, you'll know someone else is there. John Romero analogyhumaninteract share on social
The analysis of character is the highest human entertainment. Isaac Bashevis Singer analysischaracterentertainment Change image and share on social
