Monthly Archives: June 2014

The man who saw time stand still

The man who saw time stand still “It’s easy to assume that time flows at the same rate for everybody, but experiences like Baker’s show that our continuous stream of consciousness is a fragile illusion, stitched together by the brain’s clever editing.”

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Physicists reach the puzzling conclusion that the properties of the Higgs boson prove that the universe doesn't exist http://t.co/vF2JpkgDML — Forbes (@Forbes) June 29, 2014 via http://twitter.com/Forbes

Educational technology worsens achievement gaps.

Educational technology worsens achievement gaps.

Humanity Surprised It Still Hasn’t Figured Out Better Alternative To Letting Power-Hungry Assholes Decide Everything

Humanity Surprised It Still Hasn’t Figured Out Better Alternative To Letting Power-Hungry Assholes Decide Everything From The Onion – America’s Finest News Source

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The idea is not to block every shot. The idea is to make your opponent believe that you might block every shot. – Bill Russell — Great Sports Quotes (@SportsMotto) June 27, 2014 via http://twitter.com/SportsMotto

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Shared beliefs enhance shared feelings: religious identifications modulate empathic neural responses http://t.co/FbyGEJbOk5 EmpathEG study — Neuroskeptic (@Neuro_Skeptic) June 27, 2014 via http://twitter.com/Neuro_Skeptic

Quantum Experiment Shows How Time ‘Emerges’ from Entanglement

Quantum Experiment Shows How Time ‘Emerges’ from Entanglement “Time is an emergent phenomenon that is a side effect of quantum entanglement, say physicists. And they have the first experimental results to prove it”

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Anyway, what's there to say? Hug someone. Nobody's the boss of this stuff. It's seeping into all of us. — Teju Cole (@tejucole) June 25, 2014 via http://twitter.com/tejucole

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So many must be overwhelmed with the incessant news of horrors. I don't know how people cope. I know it's a struggle for me. — Teju Cole (@tejucole) June 25, 2014 via http://twitter.com/tejucole

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We're not evolving emotional filters fast enough to deal with the efficiency with which bad news now reaches us… — Teju Cole (@tejucole) June 25, 2014 via http://twitter.com/tejucole

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Conflict in Literature, by Grant Snider pic.twitter.com/CkaVvPwsGB — Summer Brennan (@summerbrennan) June 26, 2014 via http://twitter.com/summerbrennan

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Earlier this week we processed our 1 millionth document @ @Ziploop. If you have receipt that you may need to find someday… we'll have it. — Peter H Jackson (@phjackson5) June 25, 2014 via http://twitter.com/phjackson5

The College Major Dilemma

The College Major Dilemma from: June 24, 2014 at 1:29AM

How to give a eulogy

How to give a eulogy from: June 24, 2014 at 1:24AM

Podcasting for Beginners: The Complete Guide to Getting Started With Podcasts

Podcasting for Beginners: The Complete Guide to Getting Started With Podcasts from: June 24, 2014 at 1:16AM

Will human sexuality ever be free from stone age impulses?

Will human sexuality ever be free from stone age impulses? from: June 24, 2014 at 1:11AM

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Male faces ‘buttressed against punches’ by evolution

Male faces ‘buttressed against punches’ by evolution “A new theory suggests that our male ancestors evolved beefy facial features as a defence against fist fights.”

YouTube: OK Go – The Writing’s On the Wall – Official Video

OK Go – The Writing’s On the Wall – Official Video OK Go

More punk, less hell!

More punk, less hell! “An extraordinary political experiment took place in Iceland: anarchists governed the capital city of Reykjavik for four years – and the amateurs achieved some astonishing successes.”