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Hindsight Links for Jun 17, 6:00 am
// June 17th, 2011 // Comments Off // Digests, Hindsight
- Academic e-book usage survey, M Cummins @ Australian Policy Online:
Creator: Chan Li Creator (other): and others In 2008… - Maps to Real Life, Brendan Lewis @ One Sock:
I know a guy that has moved his family to Italy, so his children would grow up with a bit of culture in them. The driver was his increasing belief that his kids were evolving into something he’d like to shoo off his lawn. And no, he’s not o… - The last minute (a case against brinksmanship), Seth Godin @ Seth’s Blog:
Putting your demands on the table at the last minute is traditionally a successful negotiating strategy. It’s at the last minute that people are focused, that the stakes are higher and that you’re the most likely to extract concessions. There… - Numabookface, Roman Espejo @ Cool Hunting:
No offense to bookmobiles, but Numabookface—part installation, part bookstore—ups the ante on mobile libraries. A collaboration between design collective Nam and specialty publisher Numabooks, the whimsical pop-up shop launched earlier this year as part of Nam’s “A Fantasy in Life” solo exhibition at Public/Image 3D in Toyko. Made of… - Lights Out, Ami Kealoha @ Cool Hunting:
Hibernation might be a bear thing, but getting serious shut-eye is key to not just more pleasant and productive days but longterm health benefits too. While I’ve tried a few gadgets designed to help you sleep, nothing quite beats the simplicity of a good mattress and sleep mask. One…
Insight Links for Jun 15, 6:00 am
// June 15th, 2011 // Comments Off // Digests, Insight
- slowly non duality is understood by, ehh, ‘me’, Emil Möller @ R2 Global Meshwork:
Where Science and Buddhism Meet from Gerald Penilla on Vimeo. - Capitalism, reconstructed-How much does a fast food burger really cost & what should we do about it?t, Robin Wood @ R2 Global Meshwork:
Building the sustainable economy of tomorrow is going to require a little ingenuity, and a lot of ideological TNT
- Why Cities Keep Growing, Corporations and People Always Die, and Life Gets Faster, Robin Wood @ R2 Global Meshwork:
A Conversation With: CLICK HERE FOR AUDIO BROADCAST– AUDIO LINKThe question is, as a scientist, can we take these ideas and do what we did in biology, at least based on networks and other ideas, and put this into a quantitative, mathematizable, predictive theory, so that we can understand …
- How I became 100 artists: Shea Hembrey on TED.com, Emily McManus @ TED Blog:
How do you stage an international art show with work from 100 different artists? If you’re Shea Hembrey, you invent all of the artists and artwork yourself — from large-scale outdoor installations to tiny paintings drawn with a single-haired brush. Watch this funny, mind-bending talk to see the explosion of …
Foresight Links for Jun 13, 6:00 am
// June 13th, 2011 // Comments Off // Digests, Foresight
- How Smoking Suppresses Appetite, Randall Parker @ FuturePundit:
Smoking really does suppress appetite and some researchers at Yale and Baylor College of Medicine have narrowed down the appetite suppression mechanism to a particular class of neural receptors in the hypothalamus. This discovery opens up a target for … - Focus On A Chase Cuts Mental Notice Of Side Events, Randall Parker @ FuturePundit:
Boston police officer Kenny Conley, convicted of perjury for claiming he did not see a beating as he ran past after another suspect (who was the correct suspect btw), likely was telling the honest truth. Researchers at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Union College staged similar incidents to test … - Lower Cost Nanodevices, Randall Parker @ FuturePundit:
Getting closer to a medical tricorder. A simple technique for stamping patterns invisible to the human eye onto a special class of nanomaterials provides a new, cost-effective way to produce novel devices in areas ranging from drug delivery to solar ce… - DARPA Wants Living Foundries Biological Factories, Randall Parker @ FuturePundit:
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA_ is looking to fund the development of scalable bio-factories where cells or materials normally found in cells will make assorted products. A recent call for research by the Pentagon’s mad scien… - China Surpasses US In Energy Consumption, Randall Parker @ FuturePundit:
BP’s 2011 Statistical Review of World Energy is out and the biggest news: China has become the biggest world energy consumer. BP, in its 60th annual Statistical Review of World Energy, said China accounted for 20.3 per cent of demand, compared with the…
Hindsight Links for Jun 10, 6:00 am
// June 10th, 2011 // Comments Off // Digests, Hindsight
- Space is the Place, Ami Kealoha @ Cool Hunting:
Inspired by the Sun Ra film of the same name, Space is the Place is a rad little zine coming out of Brooklyn. We first fell for it when it was one of the few indie publications we chose to feature in our pop-up shop with Gap last fall…. - Localisation, Brendan Lewis @ One Sock:
Twenty one years ago, when I left Perth, I planned to return in two years because that was where my home was. Despite not being born there, I had become an adult in Perth and it was where all my “forever friends” are. You know, the ones you… - Disaster tolerance, Seth Godin @ Seth’s Blog:
Not all disasters can be avoided. Not all disasters are fatal. If you accept these two truths, your approach to risk will change. If you build a disaster-tolerant nation or project or lifestyle, you will be more willing to challenge… - Jaime Hayon, Graham Hiemstra @ Cool Hunting:
Finding inspiration through observation, award-winning Spanish creative Jaime Hayon survives on a steady stream of design collaborations and consultancy gigs, all the while pushing the boundaries between art and design. Native to Madrid, Hayon spent his University years studying industrial design in both his hometown and Paris. Although Hayon… - Fab.com, Evan Orensten @ Cool Hunting:
Fab.com, the latest entry to the online curated sale and design space, offers daily design inspiration and up to 70% off retail prices on a wide range of design products including furniture, home accessories, technology, entertainment, lighting, art, toys, and jewelry from more than 175 leading designers and manufacturers….
Insight Links for Jun 8, 6:00 am
// June 8th, 2011 // Comments Off // Digests, Insight
- Building a dinosaur from a chicken: Jack Horner on TED, Ben Lillie @ TED Blog:
Renowned paleontologist Jack Horner has spent his career trying to reconstruct a dinosaur. He’s found fossils with extraordinarily well-preserved blood vessels and soft tissues, but never intact DNA. So, in a new approach, he’s taking living descendants of the dinosaur (chickens) and genetically engineering them to reactivate ancestral traits — … - Why Does the South Still Commemorate the Civil War, But Not the North? Bring Your Questions for Historian Peter Coclanis, Team @ Freakonomics:
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the start of the American Civil War. Celebrations, commemorations, remembrances of all kinds are planned over the next four years. Twenty-two states are getting in on the action. But the majority of events, and the people displaying the most zeal for the … - Announcing the 2011 TEDGlobal Fellows!, Emily McManus @ TED Blog:
Via the TED Fellows blog: The TED Fellows Team is ecstatic to announce the remarkable individuals that comprise the 2011 TEDGlobal Fellowship class! This group of extraordinary people will join us at TEDGlobal 2011 in Edinburgh, UK. Among them you’ll find: an stellar astronomer; a Jordanian comic creator and social … - #SpanishRevolution, something truly joyful., Team @ P2P Foundation:
Wonderful video-statement from Plaza Catalunya, Barcelona: - Do Paid Chores Pay for Themselves?, Daniel Hamermesh @ Freakonomics:
My son now travels three days a week, and my daughter-in-law has knee problems. What to do about such tasks as gardening, lawn mowing, leaf raking, etc.? They could hire a gardener; but their kids, now teenagers, are confronting scarcity: Their allowances no longer cover the things they want to …
Foresight Links for Jun 6, 6:00 am
// June 6th, 2011 // Comments Off // Digests, Foresight
- Blue Mind: A look at the ocean through the field of neuroscience, Lisa Mumbach @ Institute For The Future:
“We are more than logical. We are human.” Jacques Cousteau. Why do books and symposia about the human brain, the most complex object in the universe, contain no mention of the ocean, the single greatest feature of our planet? Why do books and conferenc…… - Less Sleep Lowers Testosterone, Randall Parker @ FuturePundit:
Guys, if you want to keep up your testosterone then get enough sleep. Cutting back on sleep drastically reduces a healthy young man’s testosterone levels, according to a study published in the June 1 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). Eve Van Cauter, PhD, professor in … - Interest in Berkeley Transhumanist Meetup?, Michael Anissimov @ Accelerating Future:
If I organized a transhumanist meetup in Berkeley at a bar on Monday nights or something, would you be interested in attending? - Foresight @ Google: 25th Anniversary & Reunion Weekend, Michael Anissimov @ Accelerating Future:
Interested in emerging technologies? Fascinated by the potential in transformative nanotech? Come explore the future with… FORESIGHT@GOOGLE 25th Anniversary Conference Celebration and Reunion Weekend Google HQ in Mountain View, CA June 25-26 2011 A rockstar lineup includes keynotes: • JIM VON EHR — Founder/President of Zyvex, the world’s first successful … - Collaborative Map of Transhumanists Worldwide, Michael Anissimov @ Accelerating Future:
Updating this map is a little tricky, you have to be invited as a collaborator by someone who already is one. If you know someone already on the map you can ask them for an invite, otherwise you have to fill in your email address in form below. Then you …
Insight Links for Jun 1, 6:00 am
// June 1st, 2011 // Comments Off // Digests, Insight
- 26 PATTERN SEEKERS: To Understand Is To Perceive Patterns, Robin Wood @ R2 Global Meshwork:
The spectacular think tank and apparel…
- Why Trademark Tarnishment Laws Are Dubious, Team @ Freakonomics:
We recently wrote about Disney’s attempt to trademark “Seal Team Six”–the name of the Navy SEAL unit that killed Osama bin Laden. Disney’s bid to make a buck off the SEALs didn’t go down very well – the public response was overwhelmingly negative. It also caught the attention of the … - You Can’t Always Get What You Want – By Dean Karlan and Jacob Appel, Team @ Foreign Policy:
What Amazon.com and Netflix can teach us about fighting poverty. - Deciding How to Decide: Taste-Matching Or Expert-Based?, Team @ Freakonomics:
This blog post is co-authored with Jacob Appel, co-author of my recent book, More Than Good Intentions. Among the many questions David Gomberg and Justin Heimberg pose in their hilarious book Would You Rather is the following:“Would you rather… Become increasingly intelligent with the consumption of alcohol, but …
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