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Validation
August 15, 2010 – 6:22 am | One Comment
Validation

Validation – a short film (16 min) about the magic of looking for the best in people:
Watch this video on YouTube
This film tells the story of a parking attendant …

Maximus
July 25, 2010 – 2:13 pm | No Comment
Maximus

The historical film Gladiator directed by Ridley Scott and starring Russell Crow has a fictional storyline. It is only loosely based on historical events.
It’s interesting to read how Marcus Aurelius described the character of the …

Wear Sunscreen
June 12, 2010 – 11:06 am | No Comment
Wear Sunscreen

The following essay was written by Mary Schmich and published in the Chicago Tribune as a column in 1997. She described it as the commencement speech she would give if she were asked to give …

Saving the Planet!
June 6, 2010 – 2:55 pm | No Comment
Saving the Planet!

Two planets meet in outer space.
The first one asks: "How are you?" "Not so well", the second answered "I’ve got the Homo …

It’s Not Information Overload. It’s Filter Failure
May 14, 2010 – 2:49 pm | No Comment
It’s Not Information Overload. It’s Filter Failure

Information overload has been around since the introduction of the printing press; so why do we still consider it to be a new problem?
Clay Shirky, New York University new-media professor, writer, and consultant argues …

Bobby McFerrin Hacks Your Brain with Music
April 17, 2010 – 2:46 pm | No Comment
Bobby McFerrin Hacks Your Brain with Music

In this fun and entertaining 3 minute performance from the World Science Festival, Bobby McFerrin uses the pentatonic scale and an audience’s expectations to demonstrate neural programming of our brains. Brilliant!