Some wonderful people were lost this week. I’d like to see more of their faces and stories. I’m already tired of seeing the terrorist’s face and learning about his proclivities.Video: Slain Rev. Clementa Pinckney from PBS documentary ‘The African Americans’ Rev. Clementa Pinckney was one of the nine people killed in Wednesday night’s shooting at …

I’m really tired of seeing the terrorist’s face and learning about his proclivities. Some wonderful people were lost this week. I’d like to see more of their faces and stories.Rev. Clementa Pinckney talks about black political participation Rev. Clementa Pinckney, a senior pastor and South Carolina state senator, was one of the nine people to …

And this headline is not a joke.The IMF Confirms That ‘Trickle-Down’ Economics Is, Indeed, a Joke Like, an actual joke. cross-posted on Facebook

Yup.What animal do you look like? I look like a seal! What animal do you look like? cross-posted on Facebook

I had forgotten. I reconnected with my spirit animal this morning and it made the day that much better.If I lived in Pooh Corner, I’d be Tigger! What about you? #ZimbioQuiz Because quizzes are what Tiggers do best! cross-posted on Facebook

“Avoiding a true sixth mass extinction will require rapid, greatly intensified efforts to conserve already threatened species, and to alleviate pressures on their populations — notably habitat loss, overexploitation for economic gain and climate change. All of these are related to human population size and growth, which increases consumption (especially among the rich), and economic …

ROCK-SOLID KEEPING IT REAL: Jon Stewart on Charleston Church Shooting! It’s like Jon Stewart is the only white dude with a name who keeps it real about the wrong doings of african americans. http://ift.tt/19NQhpr http://ift.tt/1aAMSL3 cross-posted on Facebook

He’s still going!Pope Francis is lighting up his Twitter feed with climate change truth bombs His environmental encyclical ‘Laudato Si’ is 184 pages long. Thankfully, he’s cutting it down for those of us on the internet. cross-posted on Facebook

Canadian college finds “original Star Wars script” that is probably fake, but nobody cares Let’s all imagine a hypothetical scenario: You’re cleaning out your basement, and among the piles of useless family photos and spider eggs you find the actual Holy Grail. You pick it up, you drink some water out of it, you suddenly …

“Analysts have generally ignored these texts, as if poetry were a colorful but ultimately distracting by-product of jihad. But this is a mistake.” ““Poetry is the record of the Arabs”—an archive of historical experience and the epitome of their literature. The authority of verse has no rival in Arabic culture. The earliest poems were composed …

I’ve been thinking a bit about performativity of gender recently, especially with Caitlyn Jenner being prominently in the news and the sometimes strong opinions that I’ve heard. It’s interesting to zoom in on one aspect of performativity, your voice, which we often think can communicate class, race, ethnicity, gender, sex, sexual-orientation, location… when in fact …

It’s satisfying to know that our future robot overlords still have a little trouble getting around.Robot Fall Compilation from DARPA Robotics Challenge Day 1 All the falls from Day 1 at the DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals. cross-posted on Facebook

For how common this chemical compound is I’m surprised more people aren’t talking about it’s dangers.Facts About Dihydrogen Monoxide Dihydrogen Monoxide Research Division provides an international clearinghouse for information on Dihydrogen Monoxide including current research results, governmental regulations, and exposure and contamination alerts. Dihydrogen Monoxide (DHMO) can be dangerous to humans. Dihydrogen Monoxide causes… cross-posted …

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This Startup Gives Poor People A Year’s Income, No Strings Attached They’ve given away $15 million and counting, and the results have been extraordinary. cross-posted on Facebook

The product I’ve been working on with QPS, called Qimera is releasing tomorrow and the hydrographic industry is already adopting it!Bibby HydroMap Adds Qimera Bibby HydroMap Adds Qimera Bibby HydroMap has integrated the new bathymetry processing application from QPS, Qimera, into their management system. The company that specialises in high-resolution hydrographic and geophysical surveys, geotechnical sampling …

Just listened to an interview with him on CBC. Had to find the video.90 Year-Old Man Realizes Glorious Dream Of Backing Through Garage Door Let me just be absolutely clear and up front here: I love everything about this story. The old man, the wanton, gleeful destruction, that helmet, everything. It’s a simple story, too: …

Woh!MACBETH – OFFICIAL TEASER TRAILER Macbeth – Starring Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard – In UK Cinemas October 2nd From the Academy Award® winning producers of The King’s Speech and acc… cross-posted on Facebook

Why A Journalist Scammed The Media Into Spreading Bad Chocolate Science A lot of junk nutrition science gets reported in the media. It’s a big problem. But did a science journalist’s elaborate hoax to expose the crisis go too far? cross-posted on Facebook

It’s long but packed with useful information. Dr. Langer has spent her academic career quantifying the effects of mindfulness. So many interesting studies.Dr. Ellen Langer on Mindfulness and the Psychology of Possibility This Aspen Institute event featured social psychologist and Harvard University professor, Ellen Langer, Ph.D. Dr. Langer is the author of 11 books including …