March 2012
1 post
“Magic is an art, as capable of beauty as music, painting or poetry. But the core...”
– Teller Reveals His Secrets | Arts & Culture | Smithsonian Magazine
February 2012
4 posts
“If you want to live like a billionaire, buy a $12,000 bed”
– (Bling of the hill)
“Western societies avoid talking about death, in part because we have lost faith...”
– Body or soul: why we don’t talk about death and dying
January 2012
13 posts
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dictionaryofobscuresorrows:
n. the smallest measurable unit of human connection, typically exchanged between passing strangers—a flirtatious glance, a sympathetic nod, a shared laugh about some odd coincidence—moments that are fleeting and random but still contain powerful emotional nutrients that can alleviate the symptoms of feeling alone.
Australia Day Address By Neurosurgeon Dr Charlie... →
Excellent speech.
“Life is a laboratory. In life, as in science, it is important for us to recall,...”
– Regret Analysis: The Retention of the Past
“most people are resilient enough to get through loss on their own without stages...”
– New Ways to Think About Grief - TIME
“Islam, like Christianity, offers rigidity for those who yearn for it. But it...”
– Muslims and the Koran: In the beginning were the words | The Economist
“The study determined that online social networks are not an escape from reality…...”
– Who You Are on Facebook Is Probably Pretty Much Who You Are - Megan Garber - Technology - The Atlantic
How To Nap →
Christmas Lectures 2011 - Meet your Brain →
If you haven’t had enough already.
“All we know right now is that being crafted in the golden age by a famous maker...”
– Old, million-dollar violins don’t play better than the new models
December 2011
12 posts
“This is not just a cookbook; it is the culinary Principia”
– On The Science Of Cooking | Conversation | Edge
smh.tv: Guilty Pleasures →
for amusement.
“Patagonia has rejected the idea that growth in and of itself is the goal”
– Digging Beneath Patagonia’s “Don’t Buy This Jacket” Campaign – Urban Times
“as long as we keep believing the fairy tale of Santa Claus economics we avoid...”
– Santa Claus Economics | Ideas, Footnotes & Revelations
“This is the single most powerful piece of evidence that water once flowed on...”
– NASA Rover Spots Unambiguous Evidence for Water on Ancient Mars | Wired Science | Wired.com
Thrilling and Amazing! – 15 Tips for an... →
November 2011
10 posts
Lights →
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Harry Jenkins's time as Speaker - ABC News →
Hilarity ensures.
Uninstall Flash Player | Mac OS →
How Does Prozac Work? →
No one knows.
Yelping with Cormac: The Apple Store →
yelpingwithcormac:
Union Square - San Francisco, CA
Cormac M. | Author | Lost in the chaparral, NM
Two stars.
Given the way my uncle died havin a drink directly after his funeral just didnt seem right so I went for a walk instead. One of them downtowns where all there is is stores. Came across a store was a big…
→ A Sister’s Eulogy for Steve Jobs →
“I love the old biblical statement from Isiah - ‘all flesh is grass’....”
– 7 challenges for 7 billion - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
October 2011
8 posts
“no better acoustic piano will ever be built, at any time, ever again.”
– Piano Quality « Nexcerpt
“The mechanism that we have discovered must be infinitely more stable and...”
– From blue whales to earthworms, a common mechanism gives shape to living beings
“The most effective delusion is the one which holds you captive to the illusion...”
– Prison | Ideas, Footnotes & Revelations
Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition -... →
Taste Buds Infographic →
September 2011
10 posts
“Does the weather care what you think?”
– Seth’s Blog: Marketing of the placebo: Everyone gets their own belief