Monthly Archives: July 2015

The highest-ranking rooster has priority to announce the break of dawn

The highest-ranking rooster has priority to announce the break of dawn from: July 31, 2015 at 11:18PM

Impressions from an African Safari

Impressions from an African Safari from: July 31, 2015 at 05:40PM

The Ultimate Startup Success Plan (based on 10 years of data)

The Ultimate Startup Success Plan (based on 10 years of data) from: July 31, 2015 at 05:37PM

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Brian Eno on walking away from your own successes pic.twitter.com/0iXc67fzUY — michael_nielsen (@michael_nielsen) July 30, 2015 via https://twitter.com/michael_nielsen

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What spiritually enlightened people do https://t.co/ct4tmUKDWu from @iwelsh — Jonathan Korman (@miniver) July 30, 2015 via https://twitter.com/miniver

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Best way I've found to explain poverty to those who've never experienced it: Imagine if your phone battery only went up to 6%. — Ronen▼.gif (@RonenV) July 29, 2015 via https://twitter.com/RonenV

‘Hard Ceilings’ Doomed Past Societies

‘Hard Ceilings’ Doomed Past Societies “There were firm ceilings on the amount of energy that the first two sources, foraging and farming, could provide. For foraging, the ceiling was a little under 10,000 kilocalories per person per day, and for farming, a little over 30,000 (these energy budgets had to cover not just food, by […]

Stop Trying To Be Creative | FiveThirtyEight

Stop Trying To Be Creative | FiveThirtyEight “In one experiment a bipedal robot programmed to walk farther and farther actually ended up walking less far than one that simply was programmed to do something novel again and again, Stanley writes. Falling on the ground and flailing your legs doesn’t look much like walking, but it’s […]

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The perfect graph for depression. pic.twitter.com/XeGRHEvVTM — Inquisitor Andi (@geekfitgirl) July 26, 2015 via https://twitter.com/geekfitgirl

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The @NYTmag's profile of UCLA math super-genius Terry Tao is so good. http://t.co/a63y2XLv0f — Kevin Roose (@kevinroose) July 25, 2015 via https://twitter.com/kevinroose

Robots Read News about Dumb Trump

Robots Read News about Dumb Trump from: July 25, 2015 at 10:48AM

Hey, I’m Westy. I’m at a Show

Hey, I’m Westy. I’m at a Show I’m in this state right now, I should try this: “I’ve discovered recently that journaling can really help my mood at those times when I’m waiting for something to happen but there’s nothing I can do to help speed it along.”

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Love this. pic.twitter.com/462VMuXp8d — Harvey Smith (@Harvey1966) July 23, 2015 via https://twitter.com/Harvey1966

A Brief Theory of Very Serious People

A Brief Theory of Very Serious People From the comments (I know, I know…): “And indeed, without proper knowledge of the constraints, giving power to the Unserious will almost always be a disaster – but it doesn’t follow that the Very Serious People are right. After all, there are some events that are better understood […]

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"Sex likely developed as a cellular survival strategy, possibly due to oxidative stress caused by mitochondria." http://t.co/joRJpEq1aq — Neuroskeptic (@Neuro_Skeptic) July 22, 2015 via https://twitter.com/Neuro_Skeptic

A “hot hand” is found in the NBA three-point contest

A “hot hand” is found in the NBA three-point contest from: July 22, 2015 at 10:46AM

Web Design – The First 100 Years

Web Design – The First 100 Years “Today I hope to persuade you that the same thing that happened to aviation is happening with the Internet. Here we are, fifty years into the computer revolution, at what feels like our moment of greatest progress. The outlines of the future are clear, and oh boy is […]

Parable of the Path

Parable of the Path from: July 22, 2015 at 10:41AM

Vimeo: Lecture: Brian Eno (New York, 2013)

Lecture: Brian Eno (New York, 2013) Red Bull Music Academy

Understanding Art | PAINTING | The Large Bathers

Understanding Art | PAINTING | The Large Bathers July 20, 2015 at 07:15PM