November 2012
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“For me, I am driven by two main philosophies: know more today about the world...”
– Neil deGrasse Tyson (via the-star-stuff)
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March 2012
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February 2012
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How to Teach a Child to Argue →
Why would any sane parent teach his kids to talk back? Because, this father found, it actually increased family harmony.
- By Jay Heinrichs
Those of you who don’t have perfect children will find this familiar: Just as I was withdrawing money in a bank lobby, my 5-year-old daughter chose to throw a temper tantrum, screaming and writhing on the floor while a couple of elderly ladies looked on in...
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Data Visualization →
Data presentation can be beautiful, elegant and descriptive. There is a variety of conventional ways to visualize data – tables, histograms, pie charts and bar graphs are being used every day, in every project and on every possible occasion. However, to convey a message to your readers effectively, sometimes you need more than just a simple pie chart of your results. In fact, there are much...
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Chase Whiteside: Chocolate: Mexico's Gift to the... →
chasewhiteside:
thinkmexican (via svpmonsieur, adjusted to include full post):
Ask friends who received chocolate as a Valentine’s Day gift today where it’s originally from and you’re likely to hear Germany or Switzerland. It may take a friend who is especially learned to give you the correct…
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How To Build Your Own Mind Palace
anotherboywholived:
I’ve been using a mind palace since my teens and never thought it odd until I saw tumblr’s reaction to Sherlock’s use of the technique. A couple days ago I found myself building an extension in order to cram for my philosophy exam the following day and I figured I’d use this as an example and get you all exploiting the genius of this method.
Because, frankly, that one on...
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January 2012
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“We all know what it is like to read whole paragraphs, and even pages of a book...”
– Sam Harris, The End of Faith: Religion, Terror and the Future of Reason (via vulgarvulgar)
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Watchwashingtonpoststyle:
Stephen Colbert interviews Maurice Sendak.
This is the greatest interview in the history of “The Colbert Report.” (Go to our actual tumblog if you have trouble watching on the dashboard.)
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October 2011
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kateoplis: “I’ve already gone off on this more... →
kateoplis:
“I’ve already gone off on this more than once, but it bears repeating. Bankers on Wall Street pay lower tax rates than most car mechanics. […]
Goldman, Sachs in 2008 – this was the same year the bank reported $2.9 billion in profits, and paid out over $10 billion in compensation — paid just…
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Vive la debate
Got this as an email. I’m sure this would have lots of repercussions besides the ones it is intending, but it is certainly an interesting proposal. Would this kind of accountability really create a more representative and grassroots citizen legislature?
Warren Buffett, “I could end the deficit in 5 minutes,” he told CNBC.
“You just pass a law that says that anytime...
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“If children live with criticism, they learn to condemn.
If children live with...”
– Dr Dorothy Law Nolte (via yogaprivatelessons)
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September 2011
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Global NonViolent Action Database →
Examples of many ways people have brought about change through nonviolent means.
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Science Based Cast Iron Seasoning →
Also how to give cast iron a deep cleaning:
http://sherylcanter.com/wordpress/2010/01/perfect-popovers-and-how-to-clean-reseason-cast-iron/
Also:
http://whatscookingamerica.net/Information/CastIronPans.htm
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List of Cognitive Biases →
Wikipedia list of cognitive biases - those traps we all fall into over, and over and over again.
Decision-making and behavioral biases
Many of these biases are studied for how they affect belief formation, business decisions, and scientific research.
Anchoring – the common human tendency to rely too heavily, or “anchor,” on one trait or piece of information when making...
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As Above, So Below: Habits form when brainwaves... →
metaconscious:
Habits may be difficult to change, but now at least we have an insight into how they form.
When a group of neurons fire simultaneously, the activity appears as a brainwave. Different brainwave-frequencies are linked to different tasks in the brain.
To track how brainwaves change during…
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Permaculture Principles →
These principles are seen as universal, although the methods used to express them will vary greatly according to the place and situation. They are applicable to our personal, economic, social and political reorganisation as illustrated in the permaculture flower.
