Published under ‘life’

The Fountain of Youth

Published under Introspection Nov 03, 2011

A number of friends believe we will be able to eventually stop aging and live many decades beyond our assumptions. As radical (and in my opinion, scary) as this vision is, this recent study is a major potential breakthrough in that direction. Maybe Kurzweil’s predictions will turn out to be correct!     By Michelle [...]

According to Nicole Lapin, Financial Journalism had a gaping void: there was no content geared to young women looking for informative, easy to read financial news and advice.  Check out her new site, Recessionista.com, to see how Nicole swiftly filled the void! Spotted by Daniel Lubetzky, by Adeena Schlussel

Thinking Fast and Slow, a book about the dual system in our brain that informs human thinking, received a great review from the WSJ.  Check out this article to learn about Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky’s fascinating work. Spotted by Daniel Lubetzky, by Adeena Schlussel By CHRISTOPHER F. CHABRIS There’s a scene in a "Seinfeld" [...]

Quote of the Week

Published under Favorite Quotes Oct 31, 2011

  Optimists and Pessimists both die the same way. They just live differently. – Shimon Peres, Israeli President

Castle Games

Published under Interesting Random Stuff Oct 24, 2011

Click this image and keep your eyes affixed on the dot and not remove your eyes from the dot in the middle of the picture.  After the clock counts down, so long as you keep your eyes affixed on the dot, the castle picture will look like it’s in color instead of black and white… [...]

This Wired article reveals some of the content in the much awaited bio, Steve Jobs.  For example: Steve Wanted to go ‘Thermonuclear’ on Android Jobs was livid when HTC introduced an Android phone that shared a number of iPhone features in early 2010. An excerpt from the book: “I will spend my last dying breath [...]

Last night I attended a dinner that Miles hosted with a group of very interesting people.  Along the way he shared his rules for choosing partners, which I think are worth sharing: 1. Only partner with someone with whom you would want to have breakfast, lunch or dinner with a second time. 2. Only partner [...]

This clip from Sesame Street brings back childhood memories.

Emily Rapp spoke to me as a Dad and as a human being like few have ever done. I strongly recommend this life-affirming article from this courageous and beautiful mother.   Notes From a Dragon Mom By EMILY RAPP Emily Rapp is the author of “Poster Child: A Memoir,” and a professor of creative writing [...]

WHAM! BAM! ISLAM!, a documentary that follows Naif Al-Mutawa as he created THE 99, airs on PBS tonight.  The documentary discusses the challenges that The 99 team is still facing in getting its comic off the ground and can be watched on PBS, or can be reserved on iTunes.