This is What Global Warming Looks Like

A friend of mine made this video. It makes me think that the earth's immune system is trying to rid itself of a dangerous parasite. I'm hoping we can get into a more benevolent relationship with our host planet.

Martin Seligman on Positive Psychology

Psychology has been disease-focused. Martin Seligman lays out a different possibility for psychology's future.

IDEO: The Future of the Book

There IDEO goes again, making my dreams come true...


The Future of the Book. from IDEO on Vimeo.

Wheel Number

mesmerizing and gorgeous


wheel number from E and M-P on Vimeo.

Stephen King: On Writing

This is the first Stephen King book I've read. And I'm loving it. Really nuts-and-bolts advice for writers interwoven with an interesting autobiography.

On Amazon.

First-Ever Double Backflip in a Wheelchair

wow wow wow.
also: yikes!

Cute Girl Has A Catchy Dance

Good one.
Off to dance now.

Cleary & Harding: We No Speak Americano

watch. love. repeat.

Mesa family grows food in swimming pool

A greenhouse with a tilapia pond, hydroponic garden & chicken coop? Impressive conversion of an old swimming pool.



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Asian Ken Doll

uh...what?

via Disgrasian

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.

 

Gottlieb Jazz Photos

Hey jazz fans: Check out this fabulous collection of photos from the Library of Congress - all copyright free and available on Flickr!

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

News: "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Ruled Unconstitutional!

"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" ruled unconstitutional by a Federal judge!

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