As an undergrad in art school I remember being chastised by my professor for being too cerebral. She wanted me to put all my ideas down on paper and I felt they were better off in my head, where I could ponder them further. Being that I was in a design class I had to [...]
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Video Documentary: Shinya Kimura, The “zero style” Custom Bike
Shinya Kimura is a Japanese born custom bike maker. As founder of Zero Engineering Kimura has brought a no frills minimalistic and vintage artistry to motorcycle design. The visual and functional aspects of his work have become know as the Zero-style bike. His bikes share key design features such as “a rigid gooseneck, a pre-1984 [...]
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Greek Olives: Food As An Economic Barometer
Paul Solman of the PBSNewsHour interviews food critic Diane Kochilas about Greece’s current economic decline. Kochilas purports that Greek food can serve as a great economic barometer to measure the current financial woes of the mediterranean nation. As Greece became more entwined with the world economy and foreign trends, the food in local restaurants grew [...]
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Charles Darwin’s Stance on Christianity?
In times of great suffering people either call out to a force greater than themselves or lash out at the God that governs all of creation. According to Elliot Sober Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Charles Darwin chose to reject Christianity. “Darwin’s stance that an omnipotent God would not have been so [...]
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Why We Should Work With Nature Instead Of Against It
It took a near death experience to shake Lewis Pugh out of his aggressive approach to over coming nature’s obstacles. Having tested his body to the limits by swimming the frigid sub zero waters of the North Pole, Pugh vowed never to tackle a cold water swim again. “Then, he heard of Mt. Everest’s Lake [...]
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How Monkeys And Humans Make Irrational Financial Decisions
Monkey see, monkey do! Is it possible to study lower primates in order to decipher how we humans come to make irrational decisions? In this intriguing TEDTALKS Laurie Santos tackles how economic systems can be applied to monkeys and the negative outcome of giving them a monetary financial system. TEDtalksDirector http://www.ted.com Why do we make [...]
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Undoubtedly The Best ‘Dancing In The Rain’ Video Ever
When you hear a song like “My Girl” by the Temptations it easy to forget the period it was written in. America in 1964 was a racially tumultuous place. For such an uplifting song to come out of that period was a testament to the mental fortitude and creative expression fostered at Motown Records. Upon [...]
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How To Grill Corn, Mexican Style
What makes Mexican grilled corn so delicious. Earlier this summer I had the privilege of sampling one of these delicious corn on the cob treats. Ever since then I’ve been trying to figure out how that piece of buttery goodness was made. In this video essay The New York Times’ Mark Bittman aka “the Minimalist” [...]
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The Art Of Choosing: TEDTalks- Sheena Iyengar
How does culture and background shape our choice making process? Is the American way of do as thou wilt, the customer is always right approach an appropriate fit for foreign cultures? In this thought provoking TEDTALK, Sheena Iyengar delves into how we are impacted by our parental upbringing in regards to satisfying ones personal preferences. [...]
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