Cliff Notes on Superbowl for Ladies (ok, men too!)

With Superbowl XLII coming up, Jay Krieger shares with you why he thinks Superbowls are exciting to the world. Jay used some facts on Superbowls he found off the Internet.

Ethics of Designer Deaf Babies

Jay Krieger presents a discussion on moral and social ethics on producing Deaf babies. Jay hopes to demonstrate that its NOT morally unethical as long as they are "designed" before conception. The issue we are seeing may be within the social ethics.

Note: Jay does not discuss selection of embryos, but looks at the decisions made prior to conception.

Yawning

Jay Krieger yawns, but he is not bored. Jay explains the science behind yawning. Feel free to yawn!

Would you consider a CI? Cortical Implant

Jay Krieger talks about cortical implant -- artificial vision for the blind. Most of us are content with our identities, not wanting a cochlear implant, but suppose we lost our sight today, would we consider a cortical implant to restore some of our vision back?

Varying Reactions to Various Implants

Jay Krieger rambles on how we all have our own various personal reactions to various implants. The reactions could be based on our personal values, culture, religion, necessity, phobia, language, etc. Eventhough all kinds of implants are technological advances, we have various tolerances toward them.

Curious? Indiana DBC Rally Brief Update

Jay Krieger joined the Indiana Deaf Bilingual Coalition at the Purdue University. Jay shares some of his experiences there. The whole thing has been very positive. Jill & John Lestina will be posting a much more thorough experience for you real soon.

Achoo!

Jay Krieger came across an amusing article discussing why we say "bless you" whenever we sneeze. He explains what messages are used by other cultures around the world when they sneeze.

Laughter is the best medicine, indeed!

Jay Krieger explains how and why laughter is the best medicine, indeed.

Note: After this vLog was made, Jay learned that apparently humans are NOT the only species that laugh -- look at Wiki's Laughter

New Model: National Deaf School!

Jay Krieger proposes a radical new concept in Deaf education -- moving away from our Pre-Civil War state school model toward a modern and private National Deaf School model.

Are you moral?

Jay Krieger discusses moral judgement, using several examples. He explains that judgement are made by either by reason/rationale or by emotion. He thought that if we understood how we judge a bit better, we could use that knowledge as a tool to our advantage in winning over people who may be opposed to some of our struggles.

Identity vs Symptom

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Using a dwarf-based scene from the "House" TV series on DVD, Jay Krieger shows that many of our personal and community struggles parallels so much with theirs. We all have our own adversities to overcome. Although it is not Jay's intention to change anyone's views and opinions on any issues, Jay hopes we set aside our beliefs, just for a brief moment, and view this vLog with an open mind. You may find it quite interesting to see that we are not unique.

Geese know something that we don't?

Among numerous "forwarded emails", Jay Krieger came across one discussing Geese that inspired him. Jay discusses its v-formation and how they work so well as a team, and tries to use its model to encourage the Deaf community do the same principles they use so well: teamwork, support, respect, value and sharing.

Sh*t Happens

Jay Krieger presents a few amusing stories on how life can be imperfect. How things can happen to us, when we least expect them. Enjoy!

What makes same the same?

Jay Krieger presents an entertaining and thought-provoking paradox on how we define the same the same. What makes things the same? Jay describes a few examples and closes with several possible methods of how we might determine how things are the same. Enjoy!

Note: Jay used several sources including Wikipedia to put together some of the examples.

Deaf Schools Budgets are just a blip on States' Budgets

Jay Krieger points out that budgets to run Deaf Schools, which may run as much as 25 million dollars a year, are simply a blip on their States' budgets. A simple State-wide cut may appear insignificant from their Governers' perspective but impacts these schools at a greater magnitude.

Understanding this, we need to come up with strategies to prevent States from touching Deaf schools' budgets when cutting needs to occur. Jay will touch some of these strategies, but you are welcome to suggest your ideas.