Ever thought of being able to hear through your back?

I just spotted this really cool stuff that I think I would love to share with you.  Neuroscientist, David Eagleman, during his talk at TED 2015, told the world about the project that he is working on with his grad student, Scott Novich, on a device that enables deaf people to hear without the need for the all-expensive cochlear transplant surgery. He says his device, versatile extra-sensory transducer (a.k.a. V.E.S.T.) is able to assign meaning to vibration patterns, convert sound frequencies into vibrations through a mobile device and a little piece of computational design.
He says "It sounds crazy that you could ever see through your tongue or hear through your torso, but that's all vision or hearing ever is. It's just electrical signals in the brain; the brain doesn't care how it gets them."
To find out more about this device, read this TED article on his creation of the V.E.S.T.
I hope it excites you almost as much as it excites me.

Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, discusses her novel, 'Half of a Yellow Sun' with the BBC World Book Club

Image of Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a Nigerian author who is popularly known for her book, "Half of a Yellow Sun" which as we all know, led to the movie which bears the same name. Chimamanda also authors three other books titled: "Purple Hibiscus", "The Thing Around Your Neck" (which is a collection of various short stories), and the most recent "Americanah". Chimamanda is also most popularly known for her collaboration with American 'Queen of Pop', Beyonce Knowles Carter in her song titled 'Flawless' which was themed on the issue of gender equality and the feminist movement.
   Recently, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was interviewed by the BBC World Service on her best selling novel, "Half of a Yellow Sun".
    Click here to watch this video.

Arinze Obiezue, 16-year old founder of Inspiring Africa obtains international recognition from the National Society of High SChool Scholars (NSHSS)

Nigerian International Secondary Schools Model United Nations