The 21st Century as the Age of Empathy? Check out Roman Krznaric in this RSA-Animated talk: The Power of Outrospection (ht: @FetzerInstitute)
New Tool-Toy and Tech Updates
Thanks to my brother: my latest tool-toy is IFTTT, a rules (recipe) site that allows users to cross-link their web-mediated services. One of the most common benefits is eliminating some of the content management work that users would otherwise duplicate across sites, work like uploading or archiving images, links, and posts. How IFTTT Works With […]
Science News: Drug Resistance
Viral Drug Resistance Complicates Sex Health Treatment in the US Although antibiotics have reduced this infection to little more than a modern-day inconvenience for most, the bacterium (Neisseria gonorrhoeae) has been steadily evolving to knock out medical weapons… ‘Clinicians now face the emergence of cephalosporin-resistant N. gonorrhoeae without any well-studied, effective backup treatment options.’ — Katherine Harmon Katherine […]
Video: Neil deGrasse Tyson and Wu-Tang’s GZA on Hip Hop and Science
An astrophysicist and a rapper walked into a studio… StarTalk Radio is astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson’s NSF-sponsored show, and is distributed on YouTube. This episode features GZA (pronounced “Jizza”), a founding member of the 1990s hip hop collective The Wu-Tang Clan, and Christopher Emdin (@chrisemdin | Columbia University), who teaches at the intersection between science […]
My Friend’s Dad on Egocentrism
My Friend’s Dad on Egocentrism Because we are so egocentric, we expect the universe to revolve around us and reorganize itself to suit our whims. We sometimes expect God to bend other people out-of-shape to accommodate us. Consider, what does it take to fix a thing? Other people’s lives may have to be changed in […]
Carol Connor on the Value of Art
Carol Connor on the Value of Art I feel strongly about keeping creativity alive & flourishing within people. Making art teaches tenacity, problem solving, embracing the unexpected, creative thinking & feeling, being in the flow, humility, flexibility, experimentation & more, all important life skills. — Carol Connor