The Web Shatters Focus, Rewires Brains

The Web Shatters Focus, Rewires Brains

So many great sections to quote from this article. Below are a few that stood out.
The depth of our intelligence hinges on our ability to transfer information from working memory, the scratch pad of consciousness, to long-term memory, the mind’s filing system.
Imagine filling a bathtub with a thimble; that’s the challenge involved in moving information [...]

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Five movies, 4 minutes, 6 lines of similar dialogue

Five movies, 4 minutes, 6 lines of similar dialogue

Five different short films, one dialogue. The rules: the short movie must have the following lines in it, “What is that?”, “It’s a Unicorn”, “Never seen one up close before”, “Beautiful”, “Get away”, and “I’m sorry”.
Here are the five movies, all great in their own way:
1. The Gift

2. El Secreto de Mateo

3. [...]

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Experiences Bring Happiness, Not Stuff

Experiences Bring Happiness, Not Stuff

With all this hype about the iPad (and the fact that I don’t have one) I thought I’d console myself by rubbing in some recent research from the American Psychological Association proving things don’t bring happiness. As it turns out,
“No matter which wristwatch one buys, even if it is entirely satisfactory, it can still [...]

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Seasonal Food Calendar

Seasonal Food Calendar

Eating vegetables in season makes sense, because the amount of energy used to get a blueberry from a neighboring state is a tiny fraction of one flown in from Chile. Local veggies will likely taste better, too. But grocery stores don’t make it easy. This chart will help you find what’s best to purchase now at your local store.

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Non-Organic vs Organic

http://www.shoeboxblog.com/?p=17653

BP Irony

Do not leave pumps unattended. You are responsible for spills.

What’s Your Time Perspective?

A fascinating 10-minute animated talk by Philip Zimbardo about the different “time zones” or “time perspectives” that people can have and how the different zones affect people’s world views:

Via @kottke

Posters for all 32 World Cup nations

Brazil
USA
Switzerland
Spain
South Africa

Slovenia

Nigeria
South Korea
Uruguay
Paraguay
New Zealand
Slovakia
Argentina
Greece
Mexico

Portugal

Italy

Germany

France

England
Holland
Denmark
Cameroon
Ghana
Japan
Honduras
Serbia
Chile
Australia
Cotte di Voire
Algeria
North Korea