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America’s Deficit and the Debt Ceiling

April 11th, 2011%

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The United States–its citizens and lawmakers–need to pay careful attention to the effects of our near-term actions. The outcome of not raising the debt ceiling is uncertain–nobody really knows what will happen. But the press is ablaze with information:

The Economist does a nice job of summing up the status of government . . . → Read More: America’s Deficit and the Debt Ceiling

World’s Most Beautiful Computer

March 29th, 2011%

The Spanish have been doing it for centuries–mixing cultures across time and heritage. The Alhambra, the Mosque of Cordoba, the Synagogue of Santa Maria la Blanca. Why not do it in the most modern of settings?

The Barcelona Supercomputing Center features the MareNostrum: a supercomputer housed in an . . . → Read More: World’s Most Beautiful Computer

Cosmic Origins: Birth, Life, and Death of the Universe

March 25th, 2011%

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

Visual Budget – an Interactive Guide to the Federal Budget

March 17th, 2011%

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

Japan’s Post-Quake Nuclear Energy Troubles Explained

March 16th, 2011%

The Economist presents a thorough primer on what’s going on at Japan’s failed nuclear energy facilities–the science, technology, obstacles, crises, and solutions are all explained well. A good read if you want a high-level overview of the terrible situation there.

>> Link: The post-earthquake nuclear crisis: The Japan syndrome | The Economist

What’s that you see from your airplane window?

March 10th, 2011%

Super cool technology that lets you know what you’re looking at from 30,000 feet:

The idea is that, if you’re online and in the air (and the Mondo Window guys have been blowing my mind with the technical, infrastructural and business models that allow this to happen), you can access the various . . . → Read More: What’s that you see from your airplane window?

Hundreds of Tourist Photos Woven into One

March 9th, 2011%

Many photos of Tiananmen Square overlayed to impressive effect.

This is brilliant art–visually arresting while intellectually stimulating.

Switzerland-based Corinne Vionnet is our guide to the world’s most famous landmarks, monuments millions have visited before. Her art is created not by acrylic, oil, or watercolor, each piece is made by combining hundreds of tourist photos . . . → Read More: Hundreds of Tourist Photos Woven into One

Where do good ideas come from?

February 24th, 2011%

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.”

If You’re Open to Growth, You Tend to Grow

February 23rd, 2011%

From 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

“Better”

February 22nd, 2011%

A quick read that makes you think about how you interact online, offline, and everywhere.

What worries me are the consequences of a diet comprised mostly of fake-connectedness, makebelieve insight, and unedited first drafts of everything.

Feathers Fly in L.A. as Maria the Goose Faces Eviction

February 21st, 2011%

This story about a goose in Los Angeles’s Echo Park is very cute.

Feathers Fly in L.A. as Maria the Goose Faces Eviction – WSJ.com

Talk about a “Power Dinner”…

February 18th, 2011%

President Obama dines with Silicon Valley leaders including Apple CEO Steve Jobs, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt, Twitter CEO Dick Costolo, Oracle chief Larry Ellison, and a bunch of others.

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