Wine Library TV

Kermit Pattison's article on Gary Vaynerchuk + the power of social media/Web TV + building business via personal branding + other viewpoints @ http://www.fastcompany.com/articles/2008/09/interview-gary-vaynerchuk.html was educational and insightful.

Useful links:
http://tv.winelibrary.com
http://garyvaynerchuk.com

CleanTech 100

Learn more about 2008 Guardian/Library House CleanTech 100 @ http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/table/2008/sep/18/cleantech100fulllist.cleantechnology100

A Brief Tour Of Human Consciousness

A Brief Tour of Human Consciousness: From Impostor Poodles to Purple Numbers by V. S. Ramachandran is a fascinating book on neuroscience + the brain–mind puzzle + emotional responses. A must read.

Useful links:

http://psy.ucsd.edu/chip/ramabio.html

http://psy.ucsd.edu/chip

Coral Conservation

As one of the world’s leading jewelers, Tiffany & Co has been at the forefront supporting research focused on coral reef systems. I think consumers and retailers (still sadly unaware of the global destruction of coral) need further education on the ecological and economic impacts of wildlife trade.

Useful links:
www.tiffanyandcofoundation.org
http://resourcescommittee.house.gov
www.coralreef.noaa.gov
www.reefrelief.org

Hats off to Tiffany & Co Foundation!

Random Thoughts

When mathematicians and physicists are left alone in a room, one of the games they’ll play is called a Fermi problem, in which they try to figure out the approximate answer to an arbitrary problem. They’ll ask, how many piano tuners are there in Chicago, or what contribution to the ocean’s temperature do fish make, and they’ll try to come up with a plausible answer. What this suggests to me is that the people whom we think of as being the most involved in the symbolic part of math intuitively know that they have to practice those other, nonsymbolic, approximating skills.

- Rebecca Saxe
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Haunch Of Venison

Alexandra Peers's article on Haunch of Venison + other viewpoints @ http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122161069185445765.html was insightful.

Useful link:
www.haunchofvenison.com

Project BudBurst

Project BudBurst is a national field campaign for citizen scientists designed to engage the public in the collection of important climate change data based on the timing of leafing and flowering of trees and flowers. Go www.budburst.org for further information.

Pew Internet Study Report

According to Pew Internet study report, US teenagers (a few play alone) mostly join up with friends when gaming + many play educational games to learn about world issues + gaming had become an almost universal pastime among young Americans. It's amazing to learn how playing games impact social lives.

Useful link:
www.pewinternet.org