Однажды утром решив позавтракать я заглянул в холодильник и нашёл там 4-е банана. Отличный завтрак! Но холодный и скучный. Может лучше кукурузные хлопья с соком? И в тот момент у меня родился рецепт блюда, которому позже дал название “Сочный сюрприз [...]

В 4-м подкасте LifeIdea.org Михаил Субоч и Андрей Преткель рассказывают о супернавыках - навыках, которыми обладает очень малая доля людей, обладание которыми кажется невероятным для остальных. Речь идёт о таких вещах, как: фоточтение левитация слепой десятипальцевый [...]

В своё время блог LifeTweak опубликовал замечательную статью 10 Golden Lessons from Albert Einstein, которую любезно перевела “Толстая тетрадь” под названием “10 золотых цитат Альберта Эйнштейна“. В ней речь идёт о 10-ти законах успеха, которые ясно понимал и [...]

Что делать, когда возникает негативная эмоция? Одни говорят, что нужно её проявлять, например, представители медицинского факультета Гарвардского университета. Однако здравый смысл и жизненный опыт подсказывает, что проявление негативных эмоций [...]

TAF Core - это keyword-driven фрэймворк автоматизированного тестирования, который можно использовать для автоматизации любого вида приложений и программных продуктов, используя любой инструмент автоматизированного тестирования. Этот фрэймворк был разработан [...]

Journalist Misha Glenny spent several years in a courageous investigation of organized crime networks worldwide, which have grown to an estimated 15% of the global economy. From the Russian mafia, to giant drug cartels, his sources include not just intelligence and law enforcement officials but criminal insiders.

Vishal Vaid and his band explore a traditional South Asian musical form in this mesmerizing improv performance. Sit back and let his music transport you.

Sensing the motives and feelings of others is a natural talent for humans. But how do we do it? Here, Rebecca Saxe shares fascinating lab work that uncovers how the brain thinks about other peoples' thoughts -- and judges their actions.

Lewis Pugh talks about his record-breaking swim across the North Pole. He braved the icy waters (in a Speedo) to highlight the melting icecap. Watch for astonishing footage -- and some blunt commentary on the realities of supercold-water swims.

Photographer James Balog shares new image sequences from the Extreme Ice Survey, a network of time-lapse cameras recording glaciers receding at an alarming rate, some of the most vivid evidence yet of climate change.

Photo: Laughing Squid/Scott Beale Before I had to establish my no-blurb/no-review policy for books due to volume (picture: one day’s mail), I received an e-mail from Rick Smith, the founding CEO of the World 50, one of the most exclusive senior executive networking companies on the planet, with members and contributors like Bono, Francis Ford Coppola, [...]

Photo: Eduardo Amorim I’ve invited Dr. Michael Eades and Dr. Mary Dan Eades, two of my favorite bariatric (obesity treatment) doctors in the US and the first to introduce insulin resistance to the mainstream, to explain the facts and benefits of increased saturated fat intake… The sub-headings are mine, and a few edits have been made for [...]

This is a short Random episode — 10:30 — and easily the most disgusting to date. I also think it’s the funniest. Imagine Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations if he didn’t need to edit for cable. This episode has some educational bits, but it’s focus is on enjoying the not-always-so-smooth experience of travel. Not for the [...]

(Photo: Africa Within) Total read time (bolded sections) = 5 minutes Total read time (all) = 40 minutes I am embarrassed to tell you that, up until three weeks ago, I had never read Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Letter from a Birmingham City Jail. It is, without a doubt, one of the best case studies in [...]

This pre-China trip includes the below: - Personal experiences with Y-Combinator, demo days, and pitching new ideas through avenues like YC. - Five things you can do as a new startup to get your ideas, app, or product in front of influencers. - Tweaking your website: per-user metrics, cost per acquisition, lifetime value of the customer, etc.. - The [...]

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The Putting Lot is the awesome new putt putt course built in an abandoned lot in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Their site explains: Each hole is designed by a dif­fer­ent team of artists and archi­tects around themes of urban sus­tain­abil­ity. Play­ing a round at the lot is an inter­ac­tive expe­ri­ence, requir­ing golfers to step inside the artist’s [...] Related posts: Ghost Dance Tomorrow in Boston
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This project happened six years ago, but this video just popped up on the net last month. In August of 2003 the Madagascar Institute had a massive “condiment war” in DUMBO Brooklyn. Daniel Maurer was there and wrote up an awesome first hand account. Here’s an excerpt: There were supposed to be four [...] Related posts: Ghost Hole at the Putting Lot

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Here’s the trailer for the new documentary on the awesome political pranksters The Yes Men. I caught the film on HBO a couple of weeks ago. It’s great! See it! The Yes Men have also launched a new interactive web site with a list of challenges you can attempt yourself to “fix the [...] Related posts: World Pillow Fight Day is Saturday
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