STEM: Still No Shortage

On a myth that just won’t die

Reflections on Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and Growing Up

Or, at least life isn’t as weird as it was at 15. 

I was 15, studying honors psychology. My teacher was a first year so the nonchalance and observable immaturity of her…

Cracking the Code of Online Dating

Deciphering the Nixonian verbiage of online dating profiles

“The Originals” — Review. 

Better than Vampire Diaries?

On love and couples

Stop dating. Now.

Gamification Books

Gamification Books: The Ultimate List

It is our hope that you can use this list for your own study of the realm of gamification. We want to expand our realm of knowledge and learn gamification as much as you do!

4 Steps to Dismantle a Team

Breaking the spirit of a team is simple. Here are four easy steps to successfully halt the evolution of any team's growth.

Step One
Avoid conflict at all costs. It doesn't feel good and it requires considering other frames of reference. Take the easiest…

Gain perspective, change your reality. 

From how many angles do you perceive?

It Takes A Village

“Some inspiring quote about decency and the common good” — Some Inspiring Author

A tale of two startups: Smart founders, building location based services that connect people and make recommendations. Both had trouble…

Adventure Sailing Trips. Barcelona to Menorca

Sailing Trip from Barcelona to Menorca visiting the…

How to be Spiritual

Three good ways of being human

So you’ve had a spiritual experience before. You’ve watched the sun come up from a mountaintop (tell me you’ve done this already, right?). You’ve had the kind of conversation with friends that was more than just…

Writing on Medium

After a couple of weeks, my impressions from the viewpoint of both writer and reader.

La vida en quincenas

Igual de rápido se acaba.

“2001: A Space Odyssey” in the Context of “Mad Men”

I remember the first time I realized that the future was not going to be even remotely like it appeared in “2001: A Space Odyssey.” I was 18, living on my own, and taking classes at The University of Iowa. I watched my VHS tape (letterbox)…

Blade Runner: Aquarelle Edition

Blade Runner, a chilling film of the near future, was based upon a…

Why Do I Blog? I Still Don't Know

& several recapitulations

Facebook, stay connected.

Right now, Facebook is like a fridge.

Why We Drink

The people who consider twelve drinks a year ‘regular’ aren’t paying attention

Stop Consuming, Start Producing

Why writing a sentence is more important than reading one Facebook…

The Natural and the Mystical

The dichotomy and necessity of science and superstition

Let’s Get Serious

Or Am I The Only One Who Cares? 

If you push me, I ain’t gonna push that

I recommend that you do not recommend me to recommend

Knowledge is Leverage. Wisdom is Power.

Untouched knowledge does little. However, the pursuit of knowledge is not without merit…

The Philippines at Risk: How to Rebuild a More Resilient Nation

Analyzing Typhoon Haiyan

With the Philippines struck by an average of eight to nine typhoons a year, at a significant yearly cost to their economy, they knew something was…

Sobre Lulu, Tubby e outros objetos.

O Lulu merece ser amado pelo motivo errado e odiado pelo motivo…

Get More Clients, Make More Love

Do you need more clients and more cash? What would you do then?

Die Hard is not a Christmas movie

It’s not about Christmas. So there.

Are You Sabotaging Your Own Business?

Kind of a daunting title, no? But it’s actually shocking how often I see this happening, and…

Refusing to Die.

Failing to kill the oldest social tool.

Epiphany… 

A sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something.

One of the many qualities that sets humankind apart from other living creatures is our ability to radically change the course of our lives.

Say No to Noise, RSVP Yes to Value

Harvesting true connection and meaning

The Best Method for Farting

and why we should enjoy the simple

In our era, we love science, universities and the rational thinking. We have methods for everything that is important. This added to the ease to obtain information results in a life’s crisis.

How to confuse the media

Major newspapers are no better than a small blog

FACT: Team Obama Should Stop Saying “FACT”

It’s a debate ender for the smarty pants set

Amy Tan’S Valley of Amazement

by Audrey Wang

The birth of Emrichian Digitalism — Pt. 1

Or how the Lloyds market ‘might’ move from paper…

Vota Antonio, vota Antonio (o Marina… o Angelino… o Giorgia… o…)

Ovvero, il centrodestra italiano in…

Tizen Smartphones: To Be Or Not To Be?

Why Does Samsung Need Its Own Mobile Operating System?

What Punk Rock Can Teach You About Your Brand

Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. I hear you saying.

“REIGN” — REVIEW

Should you watch it? Do you already know the answer? You will after this review. 

Skip to the bottom if you want to find out the verdict. Or Continue reading if you are intrigued as to how I came to the verdict. (You…

Каннибализм не пройдет!

К вопросу о психологическом барьере на пути поедания себе подобных.

My First Post… 

I couldn’t come up with anything better. 

The Dexter Within

That deep need to do good

Dexter Morgan is a recent entry in my life, and yes, I know, I’m a late comer. At first I was reluctant to see what kind of appeal a gory serial killer had to offer. I had turned on the first episode on Netflix only to abandon…

Oh Black Friday of Death

We shan’t miss thee

Maybe you didn’t catch it. Who am I fooling — how could you have missed it?

Talking down Black Friday is all the rage this year! At least it is amongst those who’ve finally woken up from their slumber…

The People vs. Kanye West

An attempt to connect the disconnected…

真犯人を追え！

平成の大火をおもふて

きょうはこれ丈は言っておきたいとおもいます。
すべての混乱の原因は誰がつくったか……。…

The Most Crucial Online Marketing Trends for 2014

Where Everything Stops

by the departures screen.

Extraterrestrial Observations From Thanksgiving: A Journal of the Plymouth Proceedings

Lulu, a máfia e o valor dos seus dados

Quanto custa sua privacidade?

Bill C-13 Is the New C-30

Thirteen. Thirty. Eh, close enough.

It seems that the Conservatives have tried to slip a wolf into the hen house. In this case the wolf is not dressed in sheep’s clothing but robed in the justifiable public sympathy for victims of…

U.S. Wins Global Blessing Race For 393rd Straight Year

Stopping Terrorism

Despite the surveillance state

I’ve been mulling this over for a while now and the latest NSA revelation finally pushed me to put the pen to the page, as it were. I am fond of asking unusual questions and taking the answers to their logical…

Windows 8.1

Should you upgrade? Let us find out…

Thank you, Billy!

Omaggio a un genio del Cinema