Google maps alphabet
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009 Posted in Creativity | No Comments »Rhett Dashwood, a graphic designer from Australia captured this Google Maps alphabet from satellite images.
Susan Boyle (2) and D/diversity
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009 Posted in ... Other | No Comments »I was browsing Youtube and got curious what would've happened with Susan Boyle (see my 20. April post about her performance in the first round on 11. April) in the next round(s) of Britain's got Talent. It turns out that she won ...
Hubble is free again
Saturday, May 23rd, 2009 Posted in ... Other | No Comments »After 5 space walks doing repairs, the Space Shuttle astronauts released the Hubble space telescope back into orbit: There's many more videos for this Shuttle mission on Youtube, just search for the mission number STS-125. Also, look at these beautiful picture sets. ...
The periodic table
Thursday, May 21st, 2009 Posted in Creativity | No Comments »The periodic table of elements has inspired many people. George Hrab, author of the Geologic Podcast made episode #72 "Occasional songs for the periodic table". This 1:17 podcast has songs for all 118 elements of the periodic table, from Hydrogen through Ununoctium. This ...
Hans Rosling presentation on Aids
Monday, May 18th, 2009 Posted in Smart thinking, Taking a stand | No Comments »At the last TED conference in 2009, Hans Rosling presented new information about risk factors in the distribution of AIDS, using his spectacular graphs that he also shares at Gapminder.org. Or maybe I should write questions about risk factors, because he ...
I found your camera
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009 Posted in Smart thinking | No Comments »This is one great website that everybody should know about: If you have lost or found a camera go to I found your camera.
Playing for change
Monday, May 4th, 2009 Posted in Taking a stand | 2 Comments »From the website: "Playing for Change is a multimedia movement created to inspire, connect, and bring peace to the world through music." Lovely music videos with also these different people sharing their passion for music! Mark Johnson, the project creator, explains how it ...
The right thing to do
Sunday, May 3rd, 2009 Posted in Taking a stand | No Comments »In his Feb 2009 TED talk Barry Schwarz talks about "The right thing to do" and practical wisdom. He argues that rules and incentives chip away from moral skills and destroy our desire to do the right thing. He invites us to ...
