‘Billionaires’ Book Review: Money Can’t Buy Happiness Michael Lewis reviews a new book by Darrell West. “In a stroke, the texture of life in this tennis camp had changed, from a chapter out of Lord of the Flies to the feeling between the lines of Walden. Even the most fantastically selfish kids did what they […]
Monthly Archives: November 2014
Tweet by kevin2kelly
2014.11.19 – 09:11
I love it when I am introduced to an entire subculture I was ignorant about. E-sports has the best jargon. Great read http://t.co/3YV6sKT1Xc — Kevin Kelly (@kevin2kelly) November 19, 2014 via http://twitter.com/kevin2kelly
YouTube: Vemödalen: The Fear That Everything Has Already Been Done
2014.11.18 – 14:57
Vemödalen: The Fear That Everything Has Already Been Done The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
How to fold the world’s best paper airplane
2014.11.18 – 14:41
How to fold the world’s best paper airplane from: November 18, 2014 at 02:11PM
Of course it’s been done before
2014.11.18 – 14:09
Of course it’s been done before from: November 18, 2014 at 02:09PM
Tweet by StaceGots
2014.11.18 – 13:04
The Mechanics Behind Lake Effect Snow, Nature's Greatest Snow Machine http://t.co/T6KNNRNKDs — Anastasia Gotsulias (@StaceGots) November 18, 2014 via http://twitter.com/StaceGots
Tweet by kissane
2014.11.18 – 10:25
This nonsense with Whisper, Uber, Facebook—it’s just the tech branch of a business culture that treats concern for ethics as naivety. — Erin Kissane (@kissane) November 18, 2014 via http://twitter.com/kissane
Technical and Communications Skills | askblog
2014.11.17 – 07:59
Technical and Communications Skills | askblog “I would always tell my AP Statistics students that they were learning technical communications skills. I would say that communicators without technical skills end up as baristas. Those with technical skills but poor communication skills will end up as Dilbert, working for a boss who appears to be an […]
The Great Autocrat Moderation, and when will it end?
2014.11.16 – 11:25
The Great Autocrat Moderation, and when will it end? from: November 16, 2014 at 11:01AM
Tweet by alanapaints
2014.11.15 – 23:23
Masculine Vulnerability Paradox: fascinating reading on the sterotypes of weakness vs. vulnerability. http://t.co/5zIp88oL5Y — Alana Dill (@alanapaints) November 16, 2014 via http://twitter.com/alanapaints
Tweet by Neuro_Skeptic
2014.11.15 – 07:19
Introverts are more likely to type "computers", "Doctor Who", and "o_o" in their Facebook status updates http://t.co/Wesj4fy59f — Neuroskeptic (@Neuro_Skeptic) November 15, 2014 via http://twitter.com/Neuro_Skeptic
How to debunk falsehoods
2014.11.14 – 23:02
How to debunk falsehoods “The first thing their review turned up is the importance of “backfire effects” – when telling people that they are wrong only strengthens their belief. In one experiment, for example, researchers gave people newspaper corrections that contradicted their views and politics, on topics ranging from tax reform to the existence of […]
Tweet by joshbearman
2014.11.14 – 15:52
Ever wonder why California is full of weird independent donut shops rather than chains? @CalSunday has the answer: https://t.co/OzKVnj6E0e — Joshuah Bearman (@joshbearman) November 14, 2014 via http://twitter.com/joshbearman
Quote from Tumblr
2014.11.13 – 11:47
Direct anger is very seldom funny — but ineffectual anger makes us laugh. John Cleese kenarneson.tumblr.com
We Are All Confident Idiots
2014.11.13 – 10:11
We Are All Confident Idiots “An ignorant mind is precisely not a spotless, empty vessel, but one that’s filled with the clutter of irrelevant or misleading life experiences, theories, facts, intuitions, strategies, algorithms, heuristics, metaphors, and hunches that regrettably have the look and feel of useful and accurate knowledge. This clutter is an unfortunate by-product […]
YouTube: Math and Movies (Animation at Pixar) – Numberphile
2014.11.13 – 08:56
Math and Movies (Animation at Pixar) – Numberphile Numberphile
Risk and Race: A Modest Proposal To Encourage Investing In Minority Entrepreneurs
2014.11.12 – 21:55
Risk and Race: A Modest Proposal To Encourage Investing In Minority Entrepreneurs from: November 12, 2014 at 09:50PM
Tweet by KevinKennedyMLB
2014.11.11 – 19:08
@truebluela @kenarneson this is excellent! In particular for me I've always believed in pitch sequencing being the key, also rt about Pablo! — Kevin Kennedy (@KevinKennedyMLB) November 12, 2014 via http://twitter.com/KevinKennedyMLB
Grand Unified Theory of Baseball ↦
2014.11.11 – 15:26
Grand Unified Theory of Baseball ↦ from: November 11, 2014 at 03:09PM