This demo — from Pattie Maes’ lab at MIT, spearheaded by Pranav Mistry — was the buzz of TED. It’s a wearable device with a projector that paves the way for profound interaction with our environment. Imagine “Minority Report” and then some.
Mike Rowe, the host of “Dirty Jobs,” tells some compelling (and horrifying) real-life job stories. Listen for his insights and observations about the nature of hard work, and how it’s been unjustifiably degraded in society today.
How Benjamin Button got his face. (thx Craig)
Ted Talk: The real crisis? We stopped being wise (Barry Schwartz)
[Rules] prevent disaster, but what they assure in it’s place is mediocrity
I’ve always imagined that someday civilization will collapse because someone was blindly following the rules.
