May 11, 2012
Once again, Dr. Steven Novella, pierces the veil of pseudoscience with this brilliant piece concerning Earthing, self-healing guru-speak carefully packaged in jargon and wrapped in argumentative fallacies. My favorite bits from Dr. Novella: Every link in the earthing chain of … Continue reading
April 19, 2012
A few months ago, Spotify, a European online music subscription service, began operating in the United States. I love the press release – it’s a thing of beauty: conversational lyrical fairly concise Generally, press events are good for communicating new … Continue reading
April 12, 2012
From the introduction of Ken Segall’s upcoming book, Insanely Simple: It’s Apple’s devotion to Simplicity that forms an unbreakable connection with its customers and inspires customers to evangelize to colleagues, friends, and family. Create a unique, wonderful experience and your … Continue reading
April 10, 2012
From March 17, 2006, to March 17, 2007, Ze Frank produced a daily video over a wide variety of topics. Funny, touching, lyrical, and sometimes plain foolish, The Show with Ze Frank was a beautiful and creative communication, a love … Continue reading
April 3, 2012
The BBC News is reporting e-mail and web monitoring laws will soon pass in the U.K. Theresa May, Home Secretary: “There are no plans for any big Government database. No one is going to be looking through ordinary people’s emails … Continue reading
April 3, 2012
Beautiful web design and content from Wells Riley as a sort of quick guide to design. The “Ten Principles of Good Design” by Dieter Rams, a German Industrial Designer, is a particular highlight for me. Like Sony in the 80′s, … Continue reading
March 30, 2012
A compelling lecture, reminiscent of a Ted Talk, in which Sam Harris argues that free will is actually an illusion. From a structural standpoint, it’s important to note the components he uses to frame the argument. He knows how to … Continue reading
March 16, 2012
Recently, This American Life, a wonderful podcast produced by Ira Glass and Chicago Public Radio, posted an episode called “Mr. Daisey and the Apple Factory,” criticizing the nature of Apple’s relationship with its manufacturers and, more specifically, the manufacturer’s working … Continue reading
March 14, 2012
Paul Graham, in his article “Defining Property“: “Ultimately it comes down to common sense. When you’re abusing the legal system by trying to use mass lawsuits against randomly chosen people as a form of exemplary punishment, or lobbying for laws … Continue reading
March 2, 2012
Steven Novella posts a wonderfully articulate article concerning spectral evidence in modern cultures. Spectral evidence is testimony based upon the dreams or visions of a witness: “A Saudi court is considering whether or not they should allow a genie (or … Continue reading
March 1, 2012
The Guardian: “[This video] imagines how we might cover the story of the three little pigs in print and online. Follow the story from the paper’s front page headline, through a social media discussion and finally to an unexpected conclusion.”
February 29, 2012
A vision of Ted Talks in the future by director Ridley Scott for his new film, Prometheus, a kinda-sorta prequel to his brilliant film, Alien. God is in the details with this beautifully crafted piece (from every angle, showmanship, writing, … Continue reading