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Watch: The Physics of Time Explained in Under 3 Minutes
In Brief Henry from Minute Physics takes a stab at explaining the concept of time in physics with simple graphics in his sketch on Youtube. via Futurism Newsletter Many people find the concepts in physics challenging to wrap their head around. Visual...
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Glimpses of the Teal Movement’s Future_Interview George Pór
in this interview George Pór is talking about: being a social architect (1:00) roles that he is energizing (1:29) the story of Enlivening Edge (2:44) increasing the collective intelligence of the Teal ecosystem (3:10) the Teal movement going mainstream...
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Charles Eisenstein – The heart knows…the mind believes
Charles Eisenstein, author and speaker, talks about the necessity of crisis, how to live a new story and about circles and community. (12-minute clip) “The heart knows that a more beautiful world is possible….. even if the mind doesn’t fully accept this....
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How Airbnb designs for trust
via TED Joe Gebbia, the co-founder of Airbnb, bet his whole company on the belief that people can trust each other enough to stay in one another's homes. How did he overcome the stranger-danger bias? Through good design. Now, 123 million hosted nights...
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Sometimes are things simple even if they are complex. See the 52 seconds clip.
via vimeo Comment: Sometimes are things simple even if they are complex. See the 52 seconds clip. The Wombat is a short, irreverent take on the state of the world. The Wombat was created by the Foundation for Global Community, which was a an educational,...
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Vertical Farms – Why Waste Land When You Can Grow Food In Skyscrapers?
via Colectively Conscious Source: www.ilookforwardto.com Soil-based agriculture is so passé. Nothing short of an agricultural revolution is underway, spurred on by visionary Dr. Dickson Despommier of Columbia University. His plan is to build 30-story...
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TED Talk Anil Seth: Your brain hallucinates your conscious reality
Right now, billions of neurons in your brain are working together to generate a conscious experience -- and not just any conscious experience, your experience of the world around you and of yourself within it. How does this happen? According to neuroscientist...
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James Nestor: New Approaches to Cracking the Communication of Whales and Dolphins | Bioneers
James Nestor - Making Contact: New Approaches to Cracking the Communication of Whales and Dolphins. James Nestor, an author and journalist with a passion for extreme adventure who has written for Scientific American, National Public Radio and The New...
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Got a Meeting? Take a Walk TED Talk
by Nilofer Merchant Corporate director, author Business innovator Nilofer Merchant thinks deeply about the frameworks, strategies and cultural values of companies Nilofer Merchant suggests a small idea that just might have a big impact on your life and...
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Why Are So Many Zappos Employees Leaving? Last year, the company’s turnover rate was 30 percent.
source The Atlantic by Bourree Lam The online shoe retailer Zappos has always stood out for its unconventional human-resources philosophy. For nearly a decade the company has been making something it calls “The Offer” to new hires—an opportunity to take...
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Changemakers of the Future!_UnLtd Tamil Nadu Auroville
via website UnLtd Tamil Nadul At UnLtd Tamil Nadu we SEARCH, SELECT and SUPPORT exceptional individuals who are committed to solve some of india's biggest challenges using their passion and entrepreneurial skills. Values: Why Auroville? “Auroville wants...
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Peter Merry – Ubiquity University + Transition World
via Qua Vadis Peter Merry is Chief Innovation Officer at Ubiquity University, founder of the Center for Human Emergence (Netherlands), and a founding partner of Engage!. He has worked in and across different sectors. As well as co-founding and leading...
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Incredible Speech by Charlie Kaufman Reminds Us: Things Don't Have To Be This Way
via films for action Comment Hans-Peter: More and more media people, artists and screenwriters are describing in their personal way that there is something in the air we have to be aware of. This short film make you think. This is an excerpt from an incredible...
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Movie: Within the Flow of Life
Director: Margit Atzler | Producer: Margit Atzler, Roman Sorger Genre: Documentary | Produced In: 2012 | Story Teller's Country: Austria Synopsis: Within the flow of life is a film about the equilibrium on earth, between nature, mankind, politics and...
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Google Ventures: Not Every Product Needs to Be Beautiful
by John Zeratsky This article was originally published at Wired. If you’re a technology entrepreneur or CEO trying to figure out what kind of investment to make in design, you might be tempted to focus on visual design: beautiful products, a sophisticated...
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Germany’s remarkable House of Energy produces 2-3 times the energy it needs
by Lidija Grozdanic via inhabitat The world's first Passive House Premium-certified building in Germany is said to already exceed the EU energy directive applicable to all new buildings starting in 2021. This mixed-use building is uniquely energy efficient...
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Lady Gaga speaks at The Emotion Revolution_YALE Center of Emotional Intelligence
via YALE website On Saturday, October 24th, the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and Born This Way Foundation – created by Lady Gaga and her mother, Cynthia Germanotta, – hosted the Emotion Revolution Summit to build awareness of the critical role...
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This Funky Camper Conversion Turns Your Toyota Prius into a Home on Wheels
via inhabitat The Toyota Prius is by far the most popular hybrid on the market, but even though it has a stellar reputation for being fuel efficient, there’s one thing that you can’t really do with it – go camping. Well, this Prius camper van conversion...
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Revolutionary “Superman” Memory Crystals Can Store Data Virtually Forever
by Beth Buczynsk other Source Via Eureakalert While most of us are just getting used to the idea of 3D printing, scientists are already working on technological marvels that operate two dimensions deeper. Researchers at the University of Southampton have...
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Marina Abramović: An Art made of Trust, Vulnerability and Connection
via TED Marina Abramović's performances she’s been cut, burned, and nearly shot — but Marina Abramović's boldest work yet is a gargantuan institute dedicated to transformation through art. In her art she pushes the boundary between audience and artist...
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How the largest Movement came into Being_ Paul Hawken Author "Blessed Unrest"
A promo of Paul Hawken's book -- a speech he gave in April 2007 about the Biggest Movement in the World that No On Saw Coming -- the reason he we have hope for a meaningful transformation in the world.A leading environmentalist and social activist's examination...
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World’s largest green roof unveiled in the heart of Silicon Valley
by Lucy Vang via inhabitat Architect Rafael Viñoly and Olin Landscape Architects have unveiled designs for the world’s largest green roof—a 30-acre community park in the sky sandwiched between Apple’s Infinite Loop headquarters and the spaceship-like...
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Sweden Now Recycles a Staggering 99 Percent of its Garbage
by Beverley Mitchell, via inhabitat Sweden now recycles or reuses an incredible 99 percent of its waste, an improvement on the already impressive 2012 figure of 96 percent. The country uses a waste management hierarchy system that focuses in descending...
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ENCYCLICAL LETTER LAUDATO SI’ OF THE HOLY FATHER FRANCIS ON CARE FOR OUR COMMON HOME
1. “LAUDATO SI’, mi’ Signore” – “Praise be to you, my Lord”. In the words of this beautiful canticle, Saint Francis of Assisi reminds us that our common home is like a sister with whom we share our life and a beautiful mother who opens her arms to embrace...
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Worker-owned firm turns trash to cash
via The Bay Sate BANNER Martin Desmarais With its recycling and composting business, Cooperative Energy, Recycling and Organics, known as CERO Cooperative, has dedicated its efforts to creating green jobs in the local food economy. The effort is something...