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http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/05/01/a-story-for-to...

Tue, 01 May 2012 16:22:49 +0100

http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/05/01/a-story-for-tomorrow/

It is extremely rare when the cinematography and writing of a film are equally exquisite, converging in a poignant meditation on the secrets of happiness and what it means to be human. That’s exactly what creative duo Dan Riordan and Dana Saint, better known as gnarly bay productions, accomplish in a story for tomorrow — the most breathtaking, heart-stirring film I’ve seen since Radiolab’s Symmetry.

Watch with headphones, watch until the end, and watch with your whole heart.

RSA Animate - The Empathic Civilisation I love the RSA Animate...

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 22:28:27 +0100

RSA Animate - The Empathic Civilisation

I love the RSA Animate series a creative clear and informative way of presenting talks.

Empathy is the invisible hand.

Jermery Rifkin describes the evolution of empathy, how it has shaped us and its importance in creating a collective shared understanding amongst the entire human race. ‘If it’s impossible to imagine then I don’t see how we are going to make it’.

Flipcards on the move

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:27:52 +0000

Just a quick shout informing you about this excellent website and app Studydroid. Has helped greatly in my quest to master the french language; simple and intuitive interface allows for quick input and additions to ‘flipcard packs’. Sync and updated to your android smart phone of choice allows for portable learning on public transport, chosen well because you have too.

www.studydroid.com

"Narrative truth “When talking about their lives, people lie sometimes, forget a lot, exaggerate,..."

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 02:11:00 +0000

“Narrative truth
“When talking about their lives, people lie sometimes, forget a lot, exaggerate, become confused, and get things wrong. Yet they are revealing truths. These truths don’t reveal the past ‘as it actually was,’ aspiring to a standard of objectivity. They give us instead the truths of our experiences””

- (Devault 261).

When you see ONE packaging this is what it is all about so...

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:06:14 +0100

When you see ONE packaging this is what it is all about so support it!

Marco Tempest: The magic of truth and lies (and iPods)

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:40:10 +0100

Marco Tempest: The magic of truth and lies (and iPods):

Got a bike? Get involved!

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:33:51 +0100

Got a bike? Get involved!

curiousincidentmusic: What a brilliant video concept made into...

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 12:30:42 +0100

curiousincidentmusic:

What a brilliant video concept made into a fantastic ad

Video

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:37:33 +0100

On your bike: What the world can learn about cycling from Copenhagen

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:43:35 +0100

On your bike: What the world can learn about cycling from Copenhagen:

citymaus:

irishboyinlondon:

Gehl, now 74, is the closest thing urban planning has to a rock star. Over the past 20 years he has been consulted by cities around the world, from Melbourne, Perth and Christchurch down under, to London, Oslo and New York in this hemisphere, with one simple request: how can our city become more like Copenhagen? Gehl’s message is straightforward: “If we wish for lively, safe, healthy cities we must improve public spaces for pedestrians and cyclists.”

“We take a people-centred approach,” says Helle Søholt, Gehl’s partner in the practice. “It is not just about infrastructure but about reconquering our cities,” she adds. From Gehl’s decades of research, it is clear that the city environment affects how people behave and feel. There are three things that cities wanting to emulate Copenhagen must do to their infrastructure: improve pedestrian and cycle networks; improve the quality of public space to invite behavioural change; and invite people to spend more time out in public spaces.

independent.co.uk, 18.10.09.

"I like it when a flower or a little tuft of grass grows through a crack in the concrete. It’s so..."

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:38:54 +0100

““I like it when a flower or a little tuft of grass grows through a crack in the concrete. It’s so fuckin’ heroic. — George Carlin”

Photo

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:23:47 +0100

Discovery Channel – Recycle Can An advert can provide the viewer...

Mon, 05 Sep 2011 21:03:00 +0100

Discovery Channel – Recycle Can

An advert can provide the viewer with a far greater appreciation of the message its conveying. It’s enough to make you stop and think, but effective on its own in creating positive action towards recycling?

theworldwelivein: The Spirit of Iceland | Svínafellsjökull...

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 23:35:24 +0100

theworldwelivein:

The Spirit of Iceland | Svínafellsjökull glacier, Skaftafell, Southern Iceland, Europe
© www.lichtjahre.eu

Photographer notes:
Dramatic cloud sceneries with stray sun light are typical for Iceland. Such unique moods of the light arise from low elevation sunlight not reaching the ground that falls through broken multi-layered cloud decks. This indirect light is causing different hues and light intensities at the surface. The black hills in the background belong to the 330 ft (100 m) high terminal moraine of Svínafellsjökull glacier in Skaftafell, southern Iceland. The moraine is composed out of volcanic breccia eroded by the glacier from the surrounding mountains. The steep ice fall of Svínafellsjökull follows gravity at a speed of 3.3 ft (1 m) per day. Hence, the ice of the bordering glacial lake, that is up to 1.3 ft (40 cm) thick, is steeply piled up at the terminal moraine. This glacial drift of 0.4 inch (1 cm) within 15 minutes causes the ice of the glacier and the ice on the lake to crack constantly under this immense pressure. A multitude of tension cracks form within the ice. This produces a stunning network of parallel aligning white lines. The cracking sounds produced by the drifting ice, the harsh winter conditions at 17°F (-8°C) and chilly winds together with the impressive light situation made this experience on the ice unforgettable.