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Beautiful Libraries | Mitchell Library, Sydney, Australia

Wed, 15 May 2013 02:08:45 -0400

Beautiful Libraries | Mitchell Library, Sydney, Australia

explore-blog: jtotheizzoe: A brilliant series of minimalist...

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 23:16:08 -0500

jtotheizzoe:

A brilliant series of minimalist typographic tributes to scientists and their discoveries by Kapil Ghagat (on Tumblr at bhagatkapil)

Best thing since these minimalist posters celebrating women in science.

explore-blog: A modern take on Sister Corita Kent’s timeless...

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 19:03:31 -0500

explore-blog:

A modern take on Sister Corita Kent’s timeless rules for learning and life, hand-lettered by artist Lisa Congdon.

"Positive emotions can, the researchers concluded, undo the effects of a stressful negative..."

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 19:00:19 -0500

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Positive emotions can, the researchers concluded, undo the effects of a stressful negative experience. The researchers found that the most resilient people were also more positive in day-to-day life.

It turns out that resilient people are good at transforming negative feelings into positive ones. For instance, one of the major findings of Fredrickson’s studies was that resilient people took a different attitude toward the speech task than non-resilient people. They viewed the task as a challenge and opportunity for growth rather than as a threat. In other words, they found the silver lining.

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- Researchers find the benefits of optimism are real, something psychologists have long championed.

More on the science of optimism here.

(via explore-blog)

Beethoven - Piano Sonata #11 in B Flat, Op. 22 - Adagio Con...

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 18:40:57 -0500

Beethoven - Piano Sonata #11 in B Flat, Op. 22 - Adagio Con Molta Espressione

teachingliteracy: The Written Word (by ColinParte)

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 06:23:45 -0500

teachingliteracy:

The Written Word (by ColinParte)

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Sat, 16 Feb 2013 12:14:30 -0500

peoplemag: entertainmentweekly: Mary Lou C.K. for president of...

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 11:50:34 -0500

peoplemag:

entertainmentweekly:

Mary Lou C.K. for president of everything.

She has our vote. Running mate: Tina Fey’s daughter, Alice.

kari-shma: (via The Surreal, Infrared Photography of David...

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 11:44:41 -0500

kari-shma:

(via The Surreal, Infrared Photography of David Keochkerian | Colossal)

kari-shma: November 6, 2010 (by Parker Fitzgerald)

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 11:39:52 -0500

kari-shma:

November 6, 2010 (by Parker Fitzgerald)

Bobulate: The gift of intersections

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 10:28:28 -0500

Bobulate: The gift of intersections:

bobulate:

“It doesn’t matter the work — it matters that you work with care and hard and long and farther and keep learning. Always learn.” That’s my taxi driver speeding toward JFK today as I’m en route to Seattle. He’s telling me his story, as typical for these drives. I look forward to them. Saudi…

modernizing: QR Codes Embedded into Sidewalk to provide tourist...

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 10:21:18 -0500

modernizing:

QR Codes Embedded into Sidewalk to provide tourist information.

Rio De Janeiro has embedded QR codes into their sidewalks to help tourists learn more about the city and more easily get to where they are going. The codes have been embedded into the city’s traditional mosaic sidewalks in the form of black and white tiles. When the tiles are scanned with a smartphone, a local map and information is provided to the user in English, Spanish, or Portuguese. Brazil plans to embed roughly 30 QR codes at beaches, vistas and various historic sites around the city, helping Rio’s two million foreign visitors each year get around.

"Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt..."

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 23:47:55 -0500

“Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.”

- Dalai Lama XIV (via kari-shma)

kari-shma: New York by Irene Suchocki

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 23:46:41 -0500

kari-shma:

New York by Irene Suchocki

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Tue, 12 Feb 2013 23:44:54 -0500

"No industry has ever organized an orderly sharing of power with newcomers, no matter how interesting..."

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 23:41:58 -0500

“No industry has ever organized an orderly sharing of power with newcomers, no matter how interesting or valuable their ideas are, unless under mortal threat.”

- more shirky

How to Save College | The Awl

(via fred-wilson)

"Of the sweets of adversity, and let me say that these are not numerous, I have found the sweetest,..."

Sat, 09 Feb 2013 04:02:49 -0500

“Of the sweets of adversity, and let me say that these are not numerous, I have found the sweetest, the most precious of all, is the lesson I learnt on the value of kindness. Every kindness I received, small or big, convinced me that there could never be enough of it in our world. To be kind is to respond with sensitivity and human warmth to the hopes and needs of others. Even the briefest touch of kindness can lighten a heavy heart. Kindness can change the lives of people.”

- Aung San Suu Kyi (via dassk)

“Basic to all this is an emphasis on peace and compassion....

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:56:00 -0500

“Basic to all this is an emphasis on peace and compassion. I do not believe you can separate peace from compassion, because peace begins from the heart. Unless there is a spirit towards peace, that is inclined towards peace, you cannot achieve peace. And the inclination towards peace in the spirit is very much dependent on compassion for those who are different from you….Compassion is totally removed from hatred, and we want to build a society that is totally removed from hatred. Well, maybe not totally removed from hatred, as that is not humanly possible, but a society as totally removed from hatred as humanly possible.” - Aung San Suu Kyi

What an inspiration.

nevver: Might as well

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:40:50 -0500

nevver:

Might as well

newyorker: Cartoon by David Sipress. For...

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:40:17 -0500

newyorker:

Cartoon by David Sipress. For more: http://nyr.kr/112CIr5