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On a recent episode of the always-interesting BBC Radio 3 Arts & Ideas Podcast, Philip Dodd spoke with Thomas Friedman about his new book “That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back“. While I don’t usually agree with Friedman, I did find this . . . → Read More: Thomas Friedman Interview on BBC Radio 3  FILED UNDER: Interviews, Learn, Listen, Think  TAGGED: books, current events, economics, globalization  COMMENTS: Comments are closed
This is a brilliant information design project, and an astounding reminder of the scale of money we talk about in public finance. >> Link: US debt problem visualized: Debt stacked in 100 dollar bills. FILED UNDER: Explore, Learn, Think, View TAGGED: current events, information design, politics COMMENTS: Comments are closedIn the spirit of their thought-provoking and funky radio show, Radiolab presents this short video about symmetry. Watch and you’ll understand. Very clever. 
April is Distracted Driving Month. The Economist reports on the effects of cell phones on driving ability: The human brain has to work harder to process language and communication with somebody who is not physically present. … Such distractions, according to one study, make drivers more collision-prone than having a blood-alcohol level of .08%, the . . . → Read More: Distracted Driving: The New Drunk Driving The University of Arizona presents a well-produced series of engaging lectures on popular cosmology: the origins of the universe, black holes, dark matter, the big bang, and the search for (and understanding of) life in the universe. It’s all free on iTunes U–a fantastic source for free audio and video courses online. >> Link: Cosmic . . . → Read More: Cosmic Origins: Birth, Life, and Death of the Universe From Information is Beautiful: a fascinating, fun, thought-provoking, and (yes) beautiful survey of beliefs about consciousness. Click and play!
>> Play: What is Consciousness? FILED UNDER: Feedback, Imagine, Think TAGGED: design, psychology COMMENTS: 5 comments - (Comments are closed)
From Information Aesthetics: Visual Budget is a cutting-edge data-visualization web site. It explains all the complicated ins and outs of the US Federal Budget using interactive charts and motion graphics. It is a tool that lets citizens like you and me understand this important issue, armed with the latest most comprehensive facts . . . → Read More: Visual Budget – an Interactive Guide to the Federal Budget FILED UNDER: Learn, Pictures & Videos, Think, View TAGGED: current events, design, information design, politics COMMENTS: 30 comments - (Comments are closed)This video is brilliant. Its video and audio reinforce each other, its content engages, and it makes you smile. Plus it’s genius marketing for a book. By the time it’s over, I want to go out and buy “Where Good Ideas Come From.” FILED UNDER: Cool Sites, Pictures & Videos, Think TAGGED: books, design, ideas COMMENTS: Comments are closedFrom the New York times a few years ago, a piece on how our attitudes about potential affect our potential: Those who believe they were born with all the smarts and gifts they’re ever going to have approach life with what she calls a “fixed mind-set.” Those who believe that their own abilities can expand . . . → Read More: If You’re Open to Growth, You Tend to Grow FILED UNDER: Articles, Read, Think TAGGED: goals, motivation, psychology COMMENTS: Comments are closedAs always, Neil Strauss slices to the fascinating core of popular psychology. This time, as prelude to his forthcoming book, he writes in the Wall Street Journal about positive belief and superstardom: Before they were famous, many of the biggest pop stars in the world believed that God wanted them to be famous, that this . . . → Read More: God at the Grammys: The Chosen Ones – WSJ.com FILED UNDER: Articles, Read, Think TAGGED: popular culture, psychology, religion COMMENTS: Comments are closed |
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