The Zeitgeist Film Series Gateway | Zeitgeist: The Movie, Zeitgeist: Addendum, Zeitgeist Moving Forward What I Learned from My TED Talk - Nilofer Merchant by Nilofer Merchant | 10:01 AM October 22, 2012 This spring, I got invited to do a talk at a prestigious event — TEDGlobal. And so, I wrote the idea, created a script, polished flow, created slides with a designer, and then worked on the cadence by rehearsing and rehearsing, right up until that final moment of delivery. And I walked out on that stage. And I flopped. Well, not quite flopped — but I did not deliver a seriously kick-ass talk. Getting better at something is thought to be about learning. But many things are not linear and neat. Which is why one “rule” of my recent book on the Social Era is: “Learn. So how does one unlearn? The first step is to admit something is wrong. The second step is to ask what specifically went wrong — and get help if you need it. To figure out what went wrong, we often need an outside perspective. Then, listen. Begin the process of undoing. In trying to deliver the perfect line and perfect idea, I was buying into a mythology of perfection.
Films/tv | PLANÈTE OCÉAN | Films/tv | Films/tv | Yann Arthus-Bertrand Un film de 90 minutes réalisé par Yann Arthus-Bertrand et Michael Pitiot. Peut-on imaginer un film qui changerait le regard des hommes sur l’océan? Peut-on raconter simplement et à tous le plus grand mystère naturel de notre planète? Peut-on enfin aider nos enfants à croire à un monde de demain meilleur et durable? C’est le triple défi de cette nouvelle aventure cinématographique signée Yann Arthus-Bertrand dont le rédacteur en chef est Michael Pitiot, qui entraîne dans son sillage les missions scientifiques de TARA, un pool unique de chercheurs, océanographes et biologistes de plusieurs pays. Grâce à une photographie époustouflante, ce film nous emmène dans un voyage magnifique et inédit au cœur des régions les plus mal connues de notre planète. Ce film raconte les plus merveilleuses comme les plus terrifiantes expériences humaines de notre temps. Ce film se veut aussi un plaidoyer pour le respect du monde dans lequel nous vivons. Making of | UNDERWATER Chili
Top 10 Brain Myths" At one time in history, decapitation was one of the preferred methods of execution, in part thanks to the guillotine. Although many countries that execute criminals have dispatched with the method, it's still performed by certain governments, terrorists and others. There's nothing more final than the severing of one's head. The guillotine came about because of the desire for a quick, relatively humane death. This concept perhaps first appeared during the French Revolution, the very time period in which the guillotine was created. Another often-told tale of demonstrated consciousness following beheading dates to 1905. These stories seem to give credence to the idea that it's possible for someone to remain conscious, even for just a few seconds, after being beheaded. So while it's not entirely impossible for someone to still be conscious after being decapitated, it's not likely. If your head stays on your shoulders, though, it can still be damaged beyond repair.
Commanding Heights: Storyline | on PBS A global economy, energized by technological change and unprecedented flows of people and money, collapses in the wake of a terrorist attack .... The year is 1914. Worldwide war results, exhausting the resources of the great powers and convincing many that the economic system itself is to blame. From the ashes of the catastrophe, an intellectual and political struggle ignites between the powers of government and the forces of the marketplace, each determined to reinvent the world's economic order. Two individuals emerge whose ideas, shaped by very different experiences, will inform this debate and carry it forward. But a worldwide depression holds the capitalist nations in its grip. For more than half a century the battle of ideas will rage. But in the 1970s, with Keynesian theory at its height and communism fully entrenched, economic stagnation sets in on all sides. As the 1980s begin and the Cold War grinds on, the existing world order appears firmly in place.
Agile Blog | News about 1Password and Knox The Crisis of Credit Visualized Zazen Instructions | Zen Mountain Monastery To receive beginning instruction in zazen at the Monastery, come to the Sunday Morning Program or Wednesday Evening Zazen. All of our weekend retreats, including the Introduction to Zen Training Weekend, also include beginning instruction for newcomers. Zazen is the form of meditation at the very heart of Zen practice. We tend to see body, breath, and mind separately, but in zazen they come together as one reality. Burmese Position There are several different leg positions that are possible while seated cross-legged. Half Lotus Position Another position is the half lotus, where the left foot is placed up onto the right thigh and the right leg is tucked under. Full Lotus Position By far the most stable of all the positions is the full lotus, where each foot is placed up on the opposite thigh. Seiza Position There is also the seiza position. Chair Position Finally, it’s fine to sit in a chair. During zazen, breathe through your nose and keep your mouth closed. Practicing the Breath
FLOW Stand on Mars Next to the Curiosity Rover With This Incredible Panorama | Wired Science Over the weekend, NASA’s Curiosity rover successfully drilled into the surface of Mars and collected its first sample from the interior of a rock. With this incredible interactive panorama, you can stand right beside the rover and see both its amazing environment and the fruits of its labor (go into full screen for best results). Late on Feb. 8, Curiosity drilled a 6.4-cm-deep hole into a rock nicknamed John Klein on the surface of Mars. The area the rover is in appears to have been repeatedly flooded with water in the past and the drilling operation will allow scientists to uncover the complex aqueous history of the place. Curiosity has excavated a tiny sample from inside the rock and will analyze the powder with its suite of instruments. The interactive panorama above comes from photographer Andrew Bodrov of Estonia, whose previous Curiosity panorama showed the rover just after it landed in August. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/Andrew Bodrov
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