It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to be kind to others.. -Anonymous
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Reinventing Books for the 21st Century
Published under Anthropology, Art, Innovation, Media and Alternative Media, Movies, Music, New Product Development, Science and Technology Feb 02, 2010It is interesting that what we are witnessing right now is just simply the digitization of books formerly printed in paper. For over 500 years, books have been written and conceived with Gutenberg’s guidelines in mind (Gutenberg is the inventor of the mechanical printing press). But since the advent of computers and now of the [...]
From a conversation I had last spring with Scott Weber, who heads Interpeace.org: “The calm following certain decisive war victories is dangerous as it masks the factors that can fuel future violent conflict and civil war in the future.” Scott M. Weber, Director-General, Interpeace On the other side, I have also heard people argue, persuasively [...]
Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars. -Harriet Green CEO, Premier Farnell (and member of the OneVoice/PeaceWorks Foundation Board of Directors)
Food Inc.
Published under Advertising (good vs misleading), Economics, Environment, Health, Science and Technology, United States Jan 26, 2010If you haven’t seen the documentary Food Inc. – you have to. Like Michael Pollan’s books, this movie will change the way you see food and the world. If we as consumers and citizens don’t do something quickly to fight back against the food industrial complex, by voting with our dollars, by informing and educating [...]
Israeli technology advancing humanitarian aims in Haiti
Published under Global, Health, Innovation, Israel, Science and Technology Jan 25, 2010I have received about twenty forwards from proud Jewish friends about Israel’s humanitarian contributions to Haiti – most frequently this CNN video. It is sad how this humanitarian mission gets twisted by opponents (or extreme supporters) of Israel into a political issue. Disregarding that noise and not connecting it to Mideast policies, a picture is [...]
Booking Travel for Less
Published under Entrepreneurship and Management, Interesting Random Stuff, Marketing, United States Jan 18, 2010Useful NYTimes article about how to travel more cheaply in 2010 – good tips to know.
The Science of Human Compassion
Published under Anthropology, KIND Snacks, Life, Science and Technology Jan 11, 2010UC Berkeley has done an interesting study about the role of altruism and generosity in human evolution, stressing the importance of kindness to our survival. UC Berkeley social scientists build case for ‘survival of the kindest’ Published: Wednesday, December 9, 2009 – 09:26 in Psychology & Sociology Researchers at UC Berkeley are challenging long-held beliefs [...]
"Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. The third is to be kind." – Henry James