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It’s interesting that as every urban area in the world has parts anyone would consider “not beautiful,” human beings still long for beauty. It is this longing that keeps each new generation enjoying nature, the rhythms of traditional music, smiles, dance, poetry, and imaginative art forms. The questions of how we create more beautiful urban
Street musicians are an interesting breed. People who tip them regardless of skill are good people, and we will benefit from more of them. We should teach every generation the importance of street musicians. This can happen in two ways. By age 12 every child plays on a street corner once, solo, in pairs or
In every organization, there are people who are problems. They don’t want to be managed. They are often excellent material for starting up their own small businesses or startups. An idea is that states issue tax and economic incentives to companies for each new entrepreneurship they help incubate and launch. The incentives grow with the
In his announcements this week, Google CEO Larry Page remarked: “Almost every time we’ve done something crazy, we’ve made progress,” he said. “Not every time but a lot of the time. Now we’ve become kind of emboldened. I say we’re at 1% of what’s possible.” via Google CEO on innovation: ‘We’re at 1% of what’s
Bridgette Meinhold’s new book, “Urgent Architecture” features dozens of housing models designed to withstand the misfortunes of earthquakes, typhoons, tornadoes and rising sea levels. They bend and float, adapt and are portable for the most outrageous weather conditions. Inhabitat As climate change continues to loom large in preparedness planning globally, these kinds of affordable solutions
The current controversy over the DSM-5 is an interesting study in how psychology has at least one foot in the past as it attempts to go forward. This is the psychiatric “bible” of mental disorders used to justify medications, services, benefits, and insurance to people labeled variously with “mental disorders.” One of the more compelling
The entertainment industry has always been inventive and continues its creativity in continuously reinventing its relevance. Its prime asset is not its properties, brands, or financials. Its prime asset is the demand. I would argue that people demand to be pacified as consumers of entertainment to the extent that they are not engaged in their
I’m not sure if it’s realistic or pessimistic to think that the end of life costs debate is unresolvable from the frame it’s currently approached. As end of life relevant technology and pharmacology spirals in options and costs, there is no foreseeable end to our debate about imposed or allowed limits. Arguments about what constitutes
Angela Lee Duckworth’s research at the U of Penn has begun to make a strong case against the usual success predictors in students and employees. These are things like test scores, IQ, and socioeconomics. The definitive variable is grit: the chemistry of passion and perseverance that makes people failure-resilient. The good news is that passion
The trend towards app reliance calls into question the future of self reliance. Now just at the dawn of appdom, we have yet to imagine what kinds of apps will replace more personal functions in our lives. It’s a question of what should and shouldn’t we outsource to apps. A possible trend is more people