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fishingboatproceeds: tedx: Does money make you mean? In a talk at TEDxMarin, social psychologist Paul Piff shares his research into how people behave when they feel wealthy. (Hint: badly.) To learn more, watch the whole talk here» I have a theory about this, which is completely unsupported by data and might be totally wrong. I…
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http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isSlim=1 International Table Top Day! April 5, 2014. I’m so there! (Source: http://c.brightcove.com/)
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Is it not interesting that so many males in America affect to be warriors? What does this tell us about the psychological dimensions of manhood in this country? If I have to guess, I’d venture that many people of the male persuasion hereabouts can’t imagine any other way of being a man — other than…
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Music is the space between the notes. Claude Debussy + (via mythologyofblue) and typography is the space between the letters
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Notes from “The Robber Bride” by Margaret Atwood
Karen looks at the bicycle, at its glinting spokes and chains and its two black wheels, and knows that her mother is dead. Her mother did not die for another three weeks, but it was the same thing, because sometimes (thinks Charis) there is a fold in time, like the way you fold the top…
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If you get hungry enough, they say, you start eating your own heart. Margaret Atwood, The Blind Assassin (via foxesinbreeches)
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STEM Needs a New Letter – Jessica Lahey – The Atlantic
STEM Needs a New Letter – Jessica Lahey – The Atlantic STEAM
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In a world of intrusive technology, we must engage in a kind of struggle if we wish to sustain moments of solitude. E-reading opens the door to distraction. It invites connectivity and clicking and purchasing. The closed network of a printed book, on the other hand, seems to offer greater serenity. It harks back to…
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Girls get it. An under-reported, crucial facet of the study is the extent and cynicism of girls’ concerns about economic equality and unpaid work. A full 65% of girls aged 11-21 are worried about the cost of childcare, and while 58% say they “would like to become a leader in their chosen profession, 46% of…
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How Technology Is Destroying Jobs
How Technology Is Destroying Jobs futuramb: technologyreview.com Automation is reducing the need for people in many jobs. Are we facing a future of stagnant income and worsening inequality?Given his calm and reasoned academic demeanor, it is easy to miss just how provocative Erik Brynjolfsson’s contention reall…