Category Archives: food for thought
Non-stick nanotech for everyone!
Ultra-Ever Dry. LiquiGlide. Two non-stick coatings use nanotechnology to make short work of common frustrations. The names say it all, but to really believe it, you need to watch the demo videos. The mercury-like look of water beading up and… Continue reading
Category design, food, food for thought, green, productivity, science, tools
Tags anti-corrosion, anti-icing, bottles, chemical-resistant, dry, food waste, food-safe, ketchup, LiquiGlide, mayonnaise, MIT, mud, nanotech, nanotechnology, oil-proof, repellent, Ultra Ever Dry, waste, waste disposal, waterproof
Urban outlaw: Magnus Walker
More reason why you should pursue the things you love… This 32-minute video introduces you to Magnus Walker, someone who’s really living the dream. He’s turned his obsession with the Porsche 911 into an enviably fulfilling profession where his craftsmanship… Continue reading
Category design, fashion, favourites, food for thought, life, productivity, work
Tags 911, custom, los angeles, magnus walker, porsche, vintage
The new training for robotic surgery
Note to gamers: all those hours of training your visual motor skills with a joystick could make you a fine candidate for robotic surgeon. >> via ArsTechnica / WIRED UK: Gamers prove equal to surgeons in operating robotic surgery tools… Continue reading
Category design, food for thought, productivity, science, tools, work
Tags ars technica, david cornish, gamers, gaming, joystick, robotic surgery, training, wired
The role of fire in evolution
Interesting article on the effect of raw versus cooked food on the brain. For all you people on raw food diets, think twice! >> WIRED: Raw food not enought to feed big brains / Ann Gibbons
Category food, food for thought, productivity, science
Tags ape, brain, evolution, fire, raw food
The training glove: better than steroids
Stanford University biologists H. Craig Heller and Dennis Grahn have created a glove which quickly cools down body temperature and speeds up the recovery time of muscle fatigue. Using the glove, the test subject went from “doing 180 pull-ups total… Continue reading
Category food for thought, life, science
Tags body temperature, cooling, dennis grahn, glove, h. craig heller, muscle fatigue, stanford university, steroids, vacuum
The surprising secret to selling yourself
The Harvard Business Review blog talks about how to sell yourself in a job interview. Experience wins on paper but when it comes to signing on a new hire, potential trumps experience – even in salary. >> Harvard Business Review:… Continue reading
Category food for thought, presentation tips, work
Tags Harvard Business Review, interview, salary
The 4-day week and the value of change
Surprise! Not really… but here’s ammo for the next annual review: what every office employee wants is also beneficial to the company’s bottom line. Jason Fried, co-founder and CEO of 37signals, gave his employees what most would dream of but… Continue reading
Category food for thought, productivity, work
The megalopolis called Twitter: Ai Weiwei’s city
New interview with Ai WeiWei by Jonathan Landreth in Foreign Policy, via The Atlantic. Beijing’s greatest problem is that it never belongs to its people. Though it’s a city of more than 10 million, people living here are like people… Continue reading
The death of an icon: art critic Robert Hughes
The greater the artist, the greater the doubt. Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize. – Robert Hughes Robert Hughes, art critic / writer / historian, R.I.P. >> NYT obit for Robert Hughes Shock of… Continue reading
Category art, food for thought
The casting call: JR Inside Out in HK
As 2011 TED Prize Winner, French artist JR was challenged to change the world. His response? Inside Out: a global art project transforming messages of personal identity into works of art. Well worth 24 minutes of your attention, his presentation… Continue reading
Category art, events, food for thought, hong kong, life, photography
Tags change the world, French, galerie perrotin, hong kong, inside out project, jr, photography, TED, TED Prize Winner 2011, transformation
The power of negative thinking
Nice time-lapse trailer for Oliver Burkeman’s new book The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can’t Stand Positive Thinking There’s a long tradition in philosophy and spirituality that’s about embracing negativity, about easing up on all this positive thinking, and learning… Continue reading
Category food for thought, productivity, work
Tags happiness, negative thinking, oliver burkeman, positive thinking, power, video
The effect of gravity on a Slinky
If you loved watching the Slinky walk down the stairs as a kid, watch this crazy video on what else the Slinky does and why.
Category food for thought, science
Tags gravity, slinky, unexpected, video
The Elvis of Cultural Theory, Slavoj Zizek
Humanity is OK, but 99% of people are boring idiots – Slavoj Zizek Slavoj Žižek, Slovenian philosopher and cultural critic, interviewed by Decca Aitkenhead for the launch of his new book Less Than Nothing. Kooky, straight-shooting and sage. >> The… Continue reading
Category food for thought
The expert opinion on financial advice (or not)
Well, now it’s proven: the stock market is a gamble and listening to a fund manager is not necessarily better than consulting a crystal ball. Apparently Warren Buffett agrees. >> The Economist / Not so expert: The need for financial… Continue reading
Category food for thought
Tags expert, financial advice, opinion, the economist
The presentation: Reggie Watts @ TED
Watch this before you do any public speaking.
Category favourites, food for thought, presentation tips, productivity
Tags entertaining, performance, poetry, presentation, reggie watts, TED, unexpected