December 2011
16 posts
Soup: Nurse Reveals Top 5 Regrets of the Dying →
kellyoxford:
From Arise India Forum:
“For many years I worked in palliative care. My patients were those who had gone home to die. Some incredibly special times were shared. I was with them for the last three to twelve weeks of their lives People grow a lot when they are faced with…
Futurity.org – Aging musicians have sharp brains →
via Emory
Older musicians perform better on cognitive tests than individuals who did not play an instrument, according to a new study published in the April issue of Neuropsychology.
While much research has been done to determine the cognitive benefits of musical activity by children, this is the first study to examine whether those benefits can extend across a lifetime.
“Musical activity...
“Couldn’t have said it better myself: “Our movie culture has...”
– http://t.co/33bJVV6c
“Gratitude is a form of wisdom. It is patient, loving, hopeful, and rigorously...”
PopTech: Announcing Arc: a new magazine about the... →
arcfinity:
February 2012 will see the debut of Arc, a bold new digital publication from the makers of New Scientist. Arc will explore the future through cutting-edge science fiction and forward-looking essays by some of the world’s most celebrated authors – backed up with columns by…
Tool detects patterns hidden in vast data sets →
poptech:
Researchers from the Broad Institute and Harvard University have developed a tool that can tackle large data sets in a way that no other software program can. Part of a suite of statistical tools called MINE, it can tease out multiple patterns hidden in health information from around the globe, statistics amassed from a season of major league baseball, data on the changing bacterial...
Stowe Boyd: Why Apps Are The Future →
stoweboyd:
Dave Winer wants us to ignore the rapid adoption of apps — primarily driven by the genius generation of smart phones now on the market — because he says they ‘are not the future’. This reminds me of the Chico Marx line, ‘Who are you going to believe? Me, or your own eyes?’
Leaving aside the…
“I was never aware of any other option but to question everything.”
– Noam Chomsky (via philphys)
Sounds about right. (via soupsoup)
Interactive: Join Our Constitutional Convention! →
npr:
In “Reconstituting The Constitution: How To Rewrite It,” we invited readers to share their own thoughts on how we might change the founding document for the 21st century. We’ve gathered a sampling of proposed new amendments. Vote for or against each one and the next amendment will appear. (When you’re done, you can scroll through again to see how others voted.) We’ll share the results...
“Love life, engage in it, give it all you’ve got. love it with a passion,...”
10% of this year's Sundance selections raised... →
whitneymcn:
This is mindblowing from a wide variety of perspectives, so I’ll just pick one:
Remember when Kickstarter hit 1MM backers a couple of months ago, and it was pointed by (first by @garychou, I believe) that the money pledged by Kickstarter backers was approaching 65% of the NEA’s annual budget?
Well consider this: the Sundance Institute itself received NEA grants totaling $180,000...
“How is one to live a moral and compassionate existence when one finds darkness...”
