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Dirty White Gold: a Film That Exposes Cotton Farming’s Dark Side
Fund “Dirty White Gold,” a Film That Exposes Cotton Farming’s Dark Side ecouterre.com Photo by Shutterstock Journalist Leah Borromeo’s documentary-in-the-making, “The Cotton Film: Dirty White Gold,” follows the life of cotton from seed to store, tracing who it touches and how their live are effected. The incredible… http://flpbd.it/5ti7j
Infographic: Women’s health connections
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Birds with cameras take flight
Birds with cameras take flight in ‘Winged Planet,’ tonight on the Discovery Channel By Justin Rubio, theverge.com The latest entry in the critically-acclaimed Planet series from the Discovery Channel and the BBC airs tonight at 8:00PM ET. “Winged Planet” — like “Blue Planet” and “Planet Earth” before it — is a nature documentary that utilizes… … Continue reading Birds with cameras take flight
Clayton Christensen: “Disruptive Innovations Create Jobs, Efficiency Innovations Destroy Them
Clayton Christensen: “Disruptive Innovations Create Jobs, Efficiency Innovations Destroy Them” Rip Empson, techcrunch.com If you get the opportunity to hear Clayton Christensen hold court, seize it. Christensen is a Harvard Business School professor and renowned author and innovation expert, perhaps best known for his book “The Innovator’s Dilemma,” wh… http://flpbd.it/vxutu Related articles Turning openness into … Continue reading Clayton Christensen: “Disruptive Innovations Create Jobs, Efficiency Innovations Destroy Them
Measuring debate performance on Twitter
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Survey Says GOP Women Are Prettier
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Fast Exercises To Find Your Purpose And Passion For Work
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Blacksocks, App For Sorting Socks
Blacksocks, App For Sorting Socks, Is In Fact A Real Thing Reuters, huffingtonpost.com By Natasha Baker TORONTO (Reuters) - If matching socks is a daily problem a new app that sorts them into pairs and even lets users know when it is time to buy a new pair may help. The free iPhone app called … Continue reading Blacksocks, App For Sorting Socks
Body Language Expert: Romney ‘Hyperactive,’ Obama ‘Measured’ in Debate
Body Language Expert: Romney ‘Hyperactive,’ Obama ‘Measured’ in Debate by Lloyd Grove, thedailybeast.com The pundits may be calling Denver a slam-dunk for Romney, but David B. Givens, who analyzed the candidates’ mannerisms, disagrees: the governor looked ‘aggressive and manic, simultaneously,’ while Obama was ‘cool.’ The governor was manic and t… http://flpbd.it/uwyKR Related articles Jimmy Carter: … Continue reading Body Language Expert: Romney ‘Hyperactive,’ Obama ‘Measured’ in Debate
Bird brains? Crows remember your face
Bird brains? Crows remember your face Scott K. Johnson, arstechnica.com One of the most enjoyable facets of studying other species is discovering the amazing things they’re capable of. As humans, the things we tend to find most amazing are the abilities that remind us the most of, well,… http://flpbd.it/YObK6 Related articles The social brain hypothesis … Continue reading Bird brains? Crows remember your face
Is a résumé relevant in the age of online courses and open source projects?
Is a résumé relevant in the age of online courses and open source projects? Stack Exchange, arstechnica.com This Q&A is part of a biweekly series of posts highlighting common questions encountered by technophiles and answered by users at Stack Exchange, a free, community-powered network of 80+ Q&A sites. davidk01 asks: My resume is no… http://flpbd.it/XbZep … Continue reading Is a résumé relevant in the age of online courses and open source projects?
Bills, bills, bills: manage your accounts like a real pro
Bills, bills, bills: manage your accounts like a real pro Megan Geuss, arstechnica.com No matter your day job, we all have a second gig that saps a couple of hours from our lives every month: operating the administrative branch of your life (or your household). Personal bureaucracy is a sad fact of life, but there … Continue reading Bills, bills, bills: manage your accounts like a real pro
Never forget a face? Take the test
Never forget a face? Take the test Gerry Everding-WUSTL, futurity.org WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — A new online experiment tests your ability to remember names and faces, and compares your score with others’. The test, which can be taken from a computer, smartphone, iPad, and other mobile… http://flpbd.it/dn2t5 Related articles Review: Logitech's Ultrathin … Continue reading Never forget a face? Take the test
Leonardo Ulian’s mandalas meld spirituality and technology
Leonardo Ulian’s mandalas meld spirituality and technology By Kimber Streams, theverge.com Artist Leonardo Ulian has created a series of symmetrical mandalas by soldering together colorful computer components. The result is a beautiful collection of organized circuitry, which Ulian says was intended to combine t… http://flpbd.it/SuRVn Related articles Mona Lisa in Paris a copy, tests confirm … Continue reading Leonardo Ulian’s mandalas meld spirituality and technology
Could ePatient Networks Become the Superdoctors of the Future?
Could ePatient Networks Become the Superdoctors of the Future? BY ANITA HAMILTON, fastcoexist.com As technology allows patients to pool their knowledge, can the collective experience of the sick create better care? There’s something seriously wrong with a health care system that makes patients wait a month or more just to get a doctor’s… http://flpbd.it/5v6PX Related … Continue reading Could ePatient Networks Become the Superdoctors of the Future?
Measuring An Employee’s Worth? Consider Influence
Measuring An Employee’s Worth? Consider Influence By E.B. Boyd, fastcompany.com The performance review of the future will include services like Salesforce.com’s Chatter and its Influencers feature, which measures how much weight you carry among your peers. Today, your performance review is based on things like sales numb… http://flpbd.it/xZePm Related articles Salesforce.com Announces Timing of its … Continue reading Measuring An Employee’s Worth? Consider Influence
PadPivot NST Review: The Best Available iPad Stand
PadPivot NST Review: The Best Available iPad Stand Just Got Better Darrell Etherington, techcrunch.com I’ve seen a lot of iPad stands in my day. Comes with the territory. But only one has ever earned a regular place in my gadget bag and on my desk: A scrappy upstart from Kickstarter that made it to big … Continue reading PadPivot NST Review: The Best Available iPad Stand
Colossal | A blog about art and visual ingenuity
Colossal | A blog about art and visual ingenuity. By Christopher on, thisiscolossal.com According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration less than five percent of the world’s oceans have been explored, meaning that 95% of what lies deep underwater on Earth has yet to be seen by human eyes. One person wh… http://flpbd.it/rkX3u Related … Continue reading Colossal | A blog about art and visual ingenuity
Canon PowerShot G15
Canon PowerShot G15 features f/1.8-2.8 lens and DSLR-like controls, we go hands-on (video) Zach Honig, engadget.com Not completely sold on Canon’s large sensor-packing PowerShot G1 X? The company’s latest jumbo compact offers a comparable smooth focus effect, thanks to its super-wide f/1.8-2.8, 28-140mm optical zoom lens, with image stabilization… http://flpbd.it/wAQD4 Related articles Product snapshot: Canon … Continue reading Canon PowerShot G15
How Lobster-Inspired Winglets Reduce Drag
How Lobster-Inspired Winglets Reduce Drag, Increase Fuel Efficiency Alexander George, wired.com Photo: GasPods Industrial designer and underwater photographer Bob Evans got the inspiration for GasPods from the bumps he observed on lobsters’ backs. It seems counterintuitive, but protrusions on an already-streamlined… http://flpbd.it/BuaDx Related articles Food Glorious Food: Burger & Lobster (onefinestay.com) Apparently This Matters: Lobster … Continue reading How Lobster-Inspired Winglets Reduce Drag
Boosted Board electric longboard
Boosted Board electric longboard is lightweight enough to carry, powerful enough to haul riders uphill Michael Gorman, engadget.com Boosted Board isn’t the first powered skateboard to grace these pages, but it is the lightest. In its current prototype form, it weighs just 12 pounds, thanks to a high-end Loaded Vanguard longboard, 2,000W brushless electric motor, … Continue reading Boosted Board electric longboard
Standing Desks on the Cheap: The IKEA Guide
Standing Desks on the Cheap: The IKEA Guide lifehacker.com The standing desk revolution has been rapidly spreading over the past few years, and it’s no surprise why. Switching to a standing desk can improve circulation, alleviate back pain, reduce stress, and strengthen muscles. But the… http://flpbd.it/CdaGB Related articles IKEA Wants You To Straighten Up Your … Continue reading Standing Desks on the Cheap: The IKEA Guide
I’m Caterina Fake, and This Is How I Work
I’m Caterina Fake, and This Is How I Work Tessa Miller, lifehacker.com The internet wouldn’t be the same without Caterina Fake. In 2004, she launched Flickr, one of the largest photo hosting and sharing sites. Later, she co-founded Hunch, which aims to personalize the web through recommendations and a… http://flpbd.it/Ixrmx Related articles The meaning of … Continue reading I’m Caterina Fake, and This Is How I Work
The Sensing Planet: Why The Internet Of Things Is The Biggest Next Big Thing
The Sensing Planet: Why The Internet Of Things Is The Biggest Next Big Thing fastcocreate.com Rob van Kranenburg outlines a brief history of the next big thing—the internet of things—and argues that U.S. industry and government should be taking a more active role in its evolution. About a decade ago, I would stand … Continue reading The Sensing Planet: Why The Internet Of Things Is The Biggest Next Big Thing
How Obama Stole Romney’s RNC Thunder
How Obama Stole Romney’s RNC Thunder With Clever Social Media Gregory Ferenstein, techcrunch.com President Barack Obama managed to steal an impressive amount of Gov. Mitt Romney’s press coverage with a few, cheap social media tricks, including the most retweeted post of the convention. In comparison to the Republican National… http://flpbd.it/x1nqQ … Continue reading How Obama Stole Romney’s RNC Thunder
The Stealth Bomber: An Electric Bike Even The Dark Knight Would Love
The Stealth Bomber: An Electric Bike Even The Dark Knight Would Love | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Andrew Michler INHABITAT INTERVIEW: Green Architect & Cradle to Cradle Founder William McDonough INHABITAT: What inspired you to write ‘Cradle to Cradle‘ (the book) and launch the Cradle to Cradle system? William McDonough: … Continue reading The Stealth Bomber: An Electric Bike Even The Dark Knight Would Love
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