TED: On Listening - Julian Treasure

This is a valuable and wonderful talk by Julian Treasure on the value of listening and how to improve our ability to do it.

Important Read: Drowning Doesn't Look Like Drowning

As the summer boating and water sports season kicks in, it's important to know some key things about water safety. This is a very important & well-written article about what drowning really looks like. Please read and share the knowledge.

Is Sugar Toxic?

Pretty compelling article in the NY Times questioning sugar's effects on our bodies.

Here's the full talk:

The True Size of Africa

This is excellent. Do you think (despite a lifetime of seeing Northern-Hemisphere-favoring maps) you can visualize how big Africa is? Really?

via Good

Muslims and Islam Were Part of Twin Towers' Life

You, my friends, know that my archnemesis is Either/Or. This NY Times article gives us further ammunition in the fight for inclusion and understanding.

Campus Battleground (Documentary)

I am forever thankful that I worked on Campus Battleground. What I learned from the thoughtful students and teachers that we interviewed stays with me to this day, particularly affecting how I understand the emotions and rhetoric that have been everpresent since Sept 11, 2001. I urge you to see it and I welcome your conversation about it.

 

Secrets of Good Dancing Uncovered

A study was just published: "Male dance moves that catch a woman's eye"

Make sure your torso, head & neck movements show variability, flexibility, and creativity. "In animals, the male has to be in good physical quality to carry out these movements. We think the same is happening in humans."

The "good" dancer:


The "bad" dancer:


via BBC

People: the Philippines' best export

So when I say that "the Philippines' biggest export is people" I'm not joking. Eleven percent of the economy is remittances.

Read the article in The Economist.