Tag: culture
All the articles with the tag "culture".
Unrest in Turkey
It has been interesting to watch the ongoing strife and turmoil that has been shaking Turkey. We were there for two weeks in March & April and had a chance to speak with a number of people in differen…
Urban eXperiment - Secret Paris restoration
Wired has a great story on Urban eXperiment in Paris titled The New French Hacker-Artist Underground . I've heard little bits about Untergunther through other stories via Urban Exploration, but Jon La…
Joblessness and its effects on society
The Atlantic has a an interesting article posted called How a New Jobless Era Will Transform America . Don Peck has taken an in depth look at the mental and cultural changes that are likely for those …
Heretics
During my chores today I finally caught up with This American Life podcasts. I just finished listening to episode 304: Heretics . I come from a bit of a charismatic background, so the story had a big …
Remembrance Day
Though I've lived in the US for 7 years, it feels a little odd to be working today. Today is Remembrance Day in the Commonwealth (Veterans Day in the US). Many in Canada attend ceremonies today to see…
Happiness, all over
I somehow ended up talking about the hedonic treadmill with a friend last night. Shortly after that I ended up reading Pursuing Happiness from Heifer's World Ark : Could it be that our biggest social …
8 hours and 11 minutes
8 hours and 11 minutes, per day. That's how much TV the average American watches . My mind = blown. That's a second job! Link via Gadling
Wired for altruism
The WP has a great story on researching human's altruistic nature called If It Feels Good to Be Good, It Might Be Only Natural . When we give, it activates a primitive part of the brain that usually l…
Dealing with a not so distant risk
As my previous post stated, we are all causing massive changes to the earth by producing green house gasses and eradicating carbon absorbers. Skeptics, Grist has done a great job rounding up the usual…
"A moderate and distant risk"
"Most Americans believe global warming is real but a moderate and distant risk. While they strongly support policies like investing in renewable energy, higher fuel economy standards and international…