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  • Forest Lamp for your Bedroom

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    Toxel.com
    18 May 2013 | 8:00 pm
    Creative lamp designed by Thyra Hilden and Pio Diaz will project shadows of trees and branches onto the walls of your bedroom. “Forms in Nature” chandelier transforms any room into a beautiful forest. Realistic shadows of the forest are projected onto the walls and ceiling. Hilden & Diaz are currently working on the production model of this innovative [...]

  • The Outer Child

    Toxel.com
    Toxel.com
    17 May 2013 | 8:00 pm
    Clever photo manipulations by Paris based artist Cristian Girotto show the inner child of different people. Wonderful and creative portraits of adults photoshoped to look like kids. L’Enfant Extérieur series encourages people to embrace their inner child. Art direction and idea by Cristian Girotto, photography by Quentin Curtat. For more inspiration, check out: Parents and Kids Swapped Heads

  • Afghanistan civilians: April 2013

    The Big Picture
    20 May 2013 | 11:50 am
    One of the most desperately poor, war-torn nations on earth, Afghanistan attracts our attention mostly for the wrong reasons. Well over 30 percent of the population lives in absolute poverty, with as many clinging to their places just barely above the poverty line. While Afghanistan is the world's leader in opium exports, domestic consumption afflicts almost a quarter of a million, with an additional 150,000 addicted to heroin, triple the number from 2005. Violence against women and girls continues. But rich cultural traditions abound, and Afghan society is making progress. Gathered here are…

  • Latte Art

    Toxel.com
    Toxel.com
    20 May 2013 | 8:00 pm
    Wonderful coffee art painted with delicious chocolate and colorful fruit syrup by talented Japanese artist Nowtoo Sugi. Beautiful artworks inspired by the popular Disney, Marvel, Pixar and other cartoon, video game, and comic book characters. Fruit syrup adds color to the drawings and chocolate adds shadows. Iron Man Latte Art Monsters University Latte Art 3D Snowman Latte Art Genie Latte Art Snoopy [...]

  • Heather Huhman created a new post: How to Keep Employees Focused This Summer

    The New OPEN Forum | Site Wide Activity
    21 May 2013 | 9:52 am
    Summer is here — if you're noticing that the sunshine and warm weather is effecting productivity, look to these tips on how to help keep employees focused!
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  • Afghanistan civilians: April 2013

    20 May 2013 | 11:50 am
    One of the most desperately poor, war-torn nations on earth, Afghanistan attracts our attention mostly for the wrong reasons. Well over 30 percent of the population lives in absolute poverty, with as many clinging to their places just barely above the poverty line. While Afghanistan is the world's leader in opium exports, domestic consumption afflicts almost a quarter of a million, with an additional 150,000 addicted to heroin, triple the number from 2005. Violence against women and girls continues. But rich cultural traditions abound, and Afghan society is making progress. Gathered here are…

  • Deadly crossing

    17 May 2013 | 11:46 am
    In 2012, sheriff's deputies in Brooks County found 129 bodies, around double the amount from the year before and six times the number recorded in 2010. Most of those who die succumb to the punishing heat and rough terrain that comprise the ranch lands of south Texas. Reuters photographer, Eric Thayer, traveled to Brooks County, Texas and Reynosa, Mexico to investigate the rising rates of immigrant deaths along the border there, spending time at a migrant's hostel in Mexico and with U.S. Border Patrol in Brooks County. Many migrants, after spending several weeks traveling through Mexico and…

  • Chechnya: daily life

    15 May 2013 | 12:31 pm
    After two Chechen brothers were named in connection with the Boston Marathon bombings, Reuters photographer Maxim Shemetov took this collection of images titled "Inside Modern Chechnya" showing daily life in the semi-autonomous Russian region known for a centuries-­old tradition of defying Moscow’s rule. Shemetov focused on the area in and around the capital of Grozny. -- Lloyd Young ( 28 photos total)Members of a Chechen dance group pose for photographers at a government-organized event marking Chechen language day in the center of the Chechen capital Grozny on April 25. (Maxim…

  • Sugar and salt

    13 May 2013 | 10:18 am
    Although modern techniques often bring sugar and salt to our tables, these two simple treats for the palate are still harvested and processed in traditional, if not ancient methods the world over. Over 160 million tons of sugar is produced annually in well over 100 countries, most of it processed from cane in tropical countries. The world uses 240 million tons of salt every year in everything from food to industrial applications. Gathered here are images of the toils that result in two of our favorite flavors. -- Lane Turner (32 photos total)A cut stem of sugar cane stands in a field in…

  • National Geographic Traveler Magazine: 2013 Photo Contest

    10 May 2013 | 11:13 am
    The National Geographic Traveler Magazine photo contest, now in its 25th year, has begun. There is still plenty of time to enter. The entry deadline is Sunday, June 30, at 11:59 p.m. Entrants may submit their photographs in any or all of the four categories: Travel Portraits, Outdoor Scenes, Sense of Place and Spontaneous Moments. The magazine's photo editors showcase their favorite entries each week in galleries. You can also vote for your favorites. "The pictures increasingly reflect a more sophisticated way of seeing and interpreting the world, making the judging process more difficult,"…
 
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  • Latte Art

    Toxel.com
    20 May 2013 | 8:00 pm
    Wonderful coffee art painted with delicious chocolate and colorful fruit syrup by talented Japanese artist Nowtoo Sugi. Beautiful artworks inspired by the popular Disney, Marvel, Pixar and other cartoon, video game, and comic book characters. Fruit syrup adds color to the drawings and chocolate adds shadows. Iron Man Latte Art Monsters University Latte Art 3D Snowman Latte Art Genie Latte Art Snoopy [...]

  • Cheese Grater Business Card

    Toxel.com
    19 May 2013 | 8:00 pm
    Creative and innovative business card designed by JWT advertising agency for Bon Vivant cheese store in Brazil. Metal business card grates all kinds of delicious cheese and other food. Perfect gift for cheese lovers and collectors of unique business cards. For more designs, check out: Cool and Unusual Business Cards

  • Forest Lamp for your Bedroom

    Toxel.com
    18 May 2013 | 8:00 pm
    Creative lamp designed by Thyra Hilden and Pio Diaz will project shadows of trees and branches onto the walls of your bedroom. “Forms in Nature” chandelier transforms any room into a beautiful forest. Realistic shadows of the forest are projected onto the walls and ceiling. Hilden & Diaz are currently working on the production model of this innovative [...]

  • The Outer Child

    Toxel.com
    17 May 2013 | 8:00 pm
    Clever photo manipulations by Paris based artist Cristian Girotto show the inner child of different people. Wonderful and creative portraits of adults photoshoped to look like kids. L’Enfant Extérieur series encourages people to embrace their inner child. Art direction and idea by Cristian Girotto, photography by Quentin Curtat. For more inspiration, check out: Parents and Kids Swapped Heads

  • Street Art by Brad Downey

    Toxel.com
    16 May 2013 | 8:00 pm
    American street artist Brad Downey plays with the environment and creates unique art installations on the sidewalks of different cities. Eye-catching street art consists of colorful graffiti, clever sculptures, and brilliant chalk drawings. Brad Downey lives and works in Berlin. Hopscotch Sand Castle The Mess Bike Parked in Concrete Sidewalk Traffic Signs Take A Seat Fountain Palette Stack Heart House of Cards Cart Stack Paving Stone Wedge Ignore This [...]
 
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  • 14 Pugs That Are Masters Of Disguise

    21 May 2013 | 11:08 am
    At least I think they’re pugs. I’m not sure anymore! NOTHING IS AS IT SEEMS. This is a GIF of the Avengers on a couch.... OR IS IT. Source: i.imgur.com And here's ET in a basket. Wait, no, maybe not. I CAN'T TELL. Source: i.imgur.com Who is that badass soldier in the sidecar? He's so noble! Wait a second... Source: i.imgur.com What a cute little wampa! Wait. WAIT. That's not a wampa! Source: i.imgur.com View Entire List ›

  • Bearded NBA Giant Dunks On Woman, Has No Regard For Human Life

    21 May 2013 | 11:08 am
    DeAndre Jordan posterizes an ESPN host in a CLEAR MISMATCH. The youths are posterizing each other. It's what the teens are doing right now. See this GIF for cold, hard proof. #teens Source: mrloganrhoades When the youths — the TEENS — are doing something, the adults want to get involved too. And normally, I'd give pretty little thought to an ESPN promo based on a barely existent meme, but: When 6'11" Clipper center DeAndre Jordan dunks on a woman who's about half the size he is (SportsNation's Charissa Thompson), it's hard to ignore. And then he makes…

  • Can You Get Through This Post Without Tickling Your Screen?

    21 May 2013 | 10:53 am
    It’s scientifically proven there’s nothing better than a pink puppy belly. If you can get through this post without touching your screen, you might want to get your soul checked. The first challenge... Source: thefrogman.me He's facing the side to give you a little bit of a chance to resist. BUT CAN YOU? Via: instagram.com Oh no! Rolls! The number one game-changer in belly-tickling resistance. Via: instagram.com He thinks you should just give up and go for it. Via: instagram.com View Entire List › Via: i.chzbgr.com

  • The Most Tragic Death In The Last 10 Years

    21 May 2013 | 10:53 am
    10 years ago we had Steve Jobs, Bob Hope, and Johnny Cash. Now we have no hope, no job, and no cash. Please don’t let this guy die. OH NO HE'S DEAD! Source: theclearlydope.tumblr.com

  • 31 Signs You've Been A Teacher Too Long

    21 May 2013 | 10:38 am
    Spit out your gum, please. Inside voices. IS THAT A CELL PHONE I SEE?! You've started making the cheesiest jokes on the planet. Source: imgur.com You can spot a cell phone smuggler a mile away. Source: i.imgur.com The next person who tells you, "You’re lucky to have summers off. Teachers have it so easy!" is going to get a pencil in the jugular. Source: emotiongifs.com You don't care if he's the president, no leaning back in chairs! Source: whitehouse View Entire List ›
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  • Be Open to Inspiration

    ceb
    10 May 2013 | 8:41 am
    I’ve been in a bit of a fog the last week or so. Nothing worth talking about, really. Depression stuff. But then it lifted. What’s interesting to me is how I found my footing and how I got back on track, and so there are two items I want to share with you from this: the actual learning, and more importantly, the realization of what got me there. Be Open to Inspiration Humans have this way they deal with too much information. They discard tons of inputs and keep what they feel is important. This is necessary, by the way. Can you imagine how busy your brain would be if you thought…

  • Do Local Businesses Deserve Your Money?

    ceb
    7 May 2013 | 1:38 pm
    I sat at the counter at my local restaurant the other day and waited for over 7 minutes without anyone bothering to acknowledge that I was there. And then I walked out. And so did my money. For good. In fact, I drove to McDonalds, got some scrambled eggs and an iced coffee, and was in and out of the system within the same 7 minutes. (You can save your comments with disdain for McDonalds. If you’re a parent, you go there, unless you don’t. Either way. It’s not the point.) Now, before you try to defend this other place, no, it wasn’t busy. Yes, at least two employees had seen me, and…

  • Why Use These Outlier Social Media Tools?

    ceb
    30 Apr 2013 | 4:21 pm
    Why should you bother using tools like Vine and Instagram, and the like? That question was asked to me by Pam Vitaz, and she asked it somewhat in this context (my words not hers): Vine’s interesting, but you basically just shot a funny video. Why do that? Here’s the video she meant: Can’t see the video? Click Here. Can’t hear sound? Hover over it and click the little sound thingy. On the surface, it’s the kind of question you can answer with “why not?” But that’s not good enough. Why Use These Outlier Social Media Tools? First, it’s your…

  • Can You Work at Being Fearless?

    ceb
    29 Apr 2013 | 7:03 am
    Fear is at the heart of most of our worst choices. I read this facebook post by James Altucher and it really punched me in the stomach. But that’s just one punch in a series, because every time I question how I ended up somewhere, the real answer (underneath all the bull answers) is fear. It’s why most stupid things happen, why all bad things happen (when humans are involved), and is even worse than you think. I’m afraid of a weird collection of things. I’m afraid of sharks (ever since seeing Jaws at a very young age – because I pestered my parents tirelessly til…

  • Sponsored Post – Mobile Productivity and the Future

    ceb
    24 Apr 2013 | 4:53 am
    Can you be productive while on the road? I say yes. In fact, I’m writing this from a hotel room before heading off to a meeting with a client. The following is sponsored by Cloud Powered Work, which is a project with IDG, LinkedIn, and Microsoft’s Office365. Everything in this post is mine, and my opinions are my own. I just produced an episode of my radio show from my hotel room, because I realized that an episode was due and I hadn’t done the work before I took off for the day. Last night, while I waited for my slightly delayed airplane, I cracked open SkyDrive pulled down…
 
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  • The Man of Steel Myth Debunked

    DLM Writers
    21 May 2013 | 11:21 am
    The summer of 2013 is gearing up to be an action movie junkies’ dream come true.With releases set from Hollywood heavy hitters like DeNiro, Smith, Hanks and Cruise, I have already prepared to beat the heat of summer in the movie theaters.As usual, I look forward to a couple of films that were adapted from comics.Last year was the Dark Knight’s run, this year it’s none other than the man from Krypton, Kal-El.Most recognize him from his earth name, Clark Kent.I can’t tell you the times I wrapped a towel from my mother’s linen closet around my neck and ran off to simulate flying.Every…

  • 6 Ways to Improve Relationships by Tackling Self-Consciousness

    DLM Writers
    20 May 2013 | 11:02 am
    When I was growing up, I was a great soccer star, a swimming champion, and a well-read student.Deep down, though, I was struggling to make more than a few good relationships with other people.One of the biggest hindrances in my life has been self-consciousness.Not only did I worry what other people thought about me, but I would intentionally avoid social situations where I would be uncomfortable.I had no problem with people in general, but in some cases I avoided them like the plague.Why? I sweat.A lot. I sweat so much I have to carry around a little cloth with me. I sweat so much, I…

  • It’s Not You, It’s Them: 11 Frenemies You Should Dump Today

    DLM Writers
    13 May 2013 | 10:33 am
    Relationships are an accumulation of life’s continuous serendipity, but friendships are intentional.We choose to let others influence us, and we rely on them to provide modeling, mentorship, and assistance.But what if those friends actually did more harm than good?Those are called “frenemies.” These people wreck your mood, kill your productivity, and complicate your life.Some have bad intentions, while others are clueless about their negative effects.Whether these toxic influences are sabotaging you intentionally or not, identifying and removing them from your life can dramatically…

  • 16 Sneaky Ways You Sabotage Your Own Happiness (And What To Do About It)

    DLM Writers
    11 May 2013 | 11:14 am
    Sometimes, life sucks.You want to be happy.In fact, you try really hard to be happy. But something always seems to come along and ruin everything.You get into fights with your friends or family.You can’t quite catch a break with your career. It feels like nothing good ever happens in your life.On most days, your life feels like a bad movie – one where you can’t even get your money back.Everything just feels miserable.Can you even remember the last time you actually felt happy?The Real Causes of UnhappinessDuring one summer while I was in university, I was unhappy.I was unhappy because…

  • 6 Powerful Tips to Help You Strengthen Your Focus and Achieve Your Goals

    DLM Writers
    8 May 2013 | 12:25 pm
    In one of my recent posts, I wrote about the importance of focus on achieving a successful life and also laid down a few tips to improve your focus.However, developing focus is not an easy task.It is not something you can achieve overnight.It calls for a set of actions that you follow regularly.Here are six more tips that can help you strengthen your focus and in turn, help you achieve your goals.1. Set a ScheduleWhen you have vague goals and plans, it is not easy to work towards achieving them.So, the first step in improving your focus is to make sure your goals are clear and your plans are…
 
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    Lifehacker

  • Use Recommendations to Convince Your Boss to Let You Work from Home

    Melanie Pinola
    21 May 2013 | 11:00 am
    Want to work from home but face a tough boss? Make it harder for him or her to say no to your work-from-home request with a letter of recommendation to use during your negotiation.Read more...    

  • What to Look for in an Ergonomic Office Chair

    Melanie Pinola
    21 May 2013 | 10:30 am
    The quality and comfort of your office chair affects your health and productivity. With so many options, though, picking the right one for you isn't easy. This graphic from Office Chairs Unlimited can help.Read more...    

  • The Awesome New Technology That You'll See on the Web This Year

    Adam Dachis
    21 May 2013 | 10:00 am
    The web becomes more and more capable each day, finding ways to replace what you do on your desktop. In the very near future you'll talk to your web apps, enjoy complex animation without the drain of Flash, and maybe even plug in your guitar. These features and more already exist, and they're coming to the broad internet this year.Read more...    

  • Xbox One: Everything You Need to Know About Microsoft's New Console (Updating)

    Kyle Wagner
    21 May 2013 | 9:58 am
    It's been eight years and nine days since Microsoft showed the world the Xbox 360 on May 12th, 2005. Today, we see what's next. The Xbox One.Read more...    

  • Chrome 27 is out of beta and available for download now.

    Melanie Pinola
    21 May 2013 | 9:43 am
    Chrome 27 is out of beta and available for download now. The biggest benefit: It'll load pages 5% faster. Learn more here. [via The Next Web]Read more...    
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    MAKE

  • MAKE Asks: Projects from our Pages

    Michael Colombo
    21 May 2013 | 11:00 am
    MAKE Asks: is a weekly column where we ask you, our readers, for responses to maker-related questions. We hope the column sparks interesting conversation and is a way for us to get to know more about each other.Read the full article on MAKE

  • Controlling 5 Servos With a Raspberry Pi

    John Baichtal
    21 May 2013 | 10:46 am
    Pierre Villeneuve attached five hobby servos to a Lego model, controlled with a motor control board board and a RasPi. This is a nice way of controlling a Lego robot without needing to use Lego’s robotics components! I initially tried to control my servos directly from the Raspberry Pi through […]Read the full article on MAKE

  • LA Times: Maker Faire may be Silicon Valley’s Most Important Export

    Ken Denmead
    20 May 2013 | 8:51 pm
    The magic of Maker Faire is spreading, and the excitement around the maker movement is getting noticed. Today's example is a piece penned by the LA Times' Chris O'Brien, who attended the Bay Area Maker Faire this last weekend, and like so many others, came away thrilled and optimistic.Read the full article on MAKE

  • Pirate Pancake Follows Captain Crepe

    TravisGood
    20 May 2013 | 5:38 pm
    What's an antidote to too much time spent online? Joe Sandor's answer was making something with your hands and spending face-to-face time with friends. It was the social aspect of making and eating crepes that originally inspired the Captain Crepe Pan. That success lead this sculptor to his second adventure in limited-edition artist cook-castings: the Pirate Pancake Skillet.Read the full article on MAKE

  • Sensing Color With a LED and Op Amp

    John Baichtal
    20 May 2013 | 1:00 pm
    Robot Room’s David Cook shows how an LED and op amp, along with a resistor and cap, can be built into an amplified color sensor. Unfortunately, even under the best conditions, photodiodes (and reversed LEDs) don’t provide a lot of current flow. The output of the photodiode needs to be […]Read the full article on MAKE
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  • Does Your '360 Campaign' Need to Be a Perfect Circle?

    Dani Fankhauser
    21 May 2013 | 11:28 am
    Let's visit a ninth grade math class. You're learning the basics of geometry and discover that a circle has 360 degrees. If you add up the degrees of each angle in a four-sided figure, it's 360 degrees, as well. But on a more thematic level, the number 360 represents a route that might travel near or far but lands in the same place it started. Everything is connected Marketers are always looking for ways to give their ideas a fresh spin. Sometimes a new terminology can set apart an idea. "It's like what we did last year, but now it's gamified," someone might say. And sometimes a term comes…

  • Tim Cook: Apple Doesn't Use 'Tax Gimmicks'

    Alex Fitzpatrick
    21 May 2013 | 11:25 am
    Apple CEO Tim Cook calmly defended Apple's tax practices before Congress Tuesday afternoon, denying the company uses overseas "tax gimmicks" to duck its domestic financial obligations. "We are proud to be an American company and equally proud of our contributions to the American economy," said Cook in his opening remarks. He claimed Apple has "created or supported" an estimated 600,000 American jobs and was "likely" the largest corporate taxpayer in the United States. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) preempted Cook's claims. “Apple claims to be the largest U.S. corporate taxpayer, but by…

  • Xbox and NFL Will Bring Fantasy Football to Life

    Samantha Murphy
    21 May 2013 | 11:14 am
    Microsoft announced on Tuesday an alliance with the National Football League (NFL) to bring exclusive content to tablet and smartphone apps that ties the TV experience in with your fantasy league teams. The companies — which called the move a real "a game changer" for both live sports and the NFL — revealed the news during the Xbox One press conference held in Redmond, Wash The new Xbox system, which was designed "as an all-in-one system to align games, TV and entertainment," comes nearly eight years after its predecessor, Xbox 360. SEE ALSO: Microsoft Announces the Xbox One In a…

  • New 'Call of Duty: Ghosts' Shows Off Xbox One's Killer Graphics

    Chelsea Stark
    21 May 2013 | 11:11 am
    Footage from next-generation blockbuster shooter Call of Duty: Ghosts premiered at Microsoft's Xbox One event, demonstrating the graphical capabilities of the new console and Activision's new gameplay engine. Activision CEO Eric Hirshberg described Call of Duty: Ghosts as a huge leap forward for Activision and developer Infinity Ward. "We're pushing the genre and forward with Ghosts. I think a lot of people were expecting us to create Modern Warfare 4, but we didn't want to rest on our laurels," Hirshberg said. "We wanted to press the franchise forward with a new world and new engine." This…

  • Halo TV Series Coming to Xbox Live

    Christina Warren
    21 May 2013 | 10:59 am
    At Microsoft's Xbox One event Tuesday, the company announced the next evolution of its entertainment focus: Halo the TV series. Halo the TV series will be a live-action show coming to Xbox Live. That's right, Xbox is becoming its own TV network of sorts. Even better, Steven Spielberg will be involved — likely as an executive producer. SEE ALSO: Microsoft's New Xbox: Live From the Unveiling We'll update this post with more details as it develops. Let us know in the comments what you think about a Halo TV series. Image courtesy of Microsoft Read more...More about Xbox, Halo,…
 
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    Mind Hacks

  • Did the eyes really stare down bicycle crime in Newcastle?

    tomstafford
    16 May 2013 | 2:33 am
    This is the first fortnightly column I’ll be writing for The Conversation, a creative commons news and opinion website that launched today. The site has been set up by a number of UK universities and bodies such as the Wellcome Trust, Nuffield Foundation and HEFCE, following the successful model of the Australian version of the site. Their plan is to unlock the massive amount of expertise held by UK academics and inject it into the public discourse. My plan is to give some critical commentary on headlines from the week's news which focus on neuroscience and psychology. If…

  • A world of swearing

    vaughanbell
    15 May 2013 | 11:19 am
    The Boston Globe has a short but fascinating interview on the history of swearing where author Melissa Mohr describes how the meaning of the act of swearing has changed over time. IDEAS: Are there other old curses that 21st-century people would be surprised to hear about? MOHR: Because [bad words] were mostly religious in the Middle Ages, any part of God’s body you could curse with. God’s bones, nails, wounds, precious heart, passion, God’s death—that was supposedly one of Queen Elizabeth I’s favorite oaths. IDEAS: Have religious curses like that lost their power as the culture…

  • The ‘unnamed feeling’ named ASMR

    tomstafford
    13 May 2013 | 7:03 am
    Here’s my BBC Future column from last week. It’s about the so-called Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response, which didn’t have a name until 2010 and I’d never heard of until 2012. Now, I’m finding out that it is surprisingly common. The original is here. It’s a tightening at the back of the throat, or a tingling around your scalp, a chill that comes over you when you pay close attention to something, such as a person whispering instructions. It’s called the autonomous sensory meridian response, and until 2010 it didn’t exist. I first heard about…

  • Disaster response psychology needs to change

    vaughanbell
    12 May 2013 | 3:54 am
    I’ve got an article in today’s Observer about how disaster response mental health services are often based on the erroneous assumption that everyone needs ‘treatment’ and often rely on single-session counselling sessions which may do more harm than good. Unfortunately, the article has been given a rather misleading headline (‘Minds traumatised by disaster heal themselves without therapy’) which suggests that mental health services are not needed. This is not the case and this is not what the article says. What it does say is that the common idea of disaster…

  • 2013-05-03 Spike activity

    vaughanbell
    4 May 2013 | 5:41 am
    Quick links from the past week in mind and brain news: I can’t recognise my own face! In my case, it’s because the Botox has worn off but for person described in the New Scientist article it’s because of prosopagnosia. The Guardian reports that the UK Government’s ‘Nudge Unit’ is set to become a commercial service. Nudge mercenaries! A greater use of “I” and “me” as a mark of interpersonal distress. An interesting study covered by the BPS Research Digest. Pacific Standard has an interesting piece about gun registers, felons and…
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  • Brilliant Billboard Traps 230,000 Real Bugs

    Roger Dooley
    14 May 2013 | 5:32 am
    How do you promote a new outdoor insect spray, Orphea, on a billboard in Milan? This clever effort turned the portion of the corresponding to the “spray” from a pictured can into a giant piece of fly paper. Over a period of days, the sticky trap captured hundreds of thousands of real insects. Watch the [...]

  • Neuromarketing Meets Conversion Optimization: Free Webinar

    Roger Dooley
    9 May 2013 | 6:20 am
    Next week, conversion optimization expert Chris Goward and I will be doing a joint webinar: Neuromarketing Meets Conversion Optimization: Brainy Profit Boosters. I was excited to set this up with Chris, who’s the author of You Should Test That. Testing is critical. In nearly every speech I give, I include a quote from ad legend [...]

  • Persuade with Visual Metaphors

    Roger Dooley
    8 May 2013 | 11:37 am
    While we think of metaphors as mainly word-based, visual metaphors can be a potent selling tool. They can both engage the brain like text metaphors and stimulate the viewer’s senses in a way that words alone may not. I ran across an ad for Austin-based Elements Laser Spa that includes both a visual metaphor and [...]

  • Do Your Customers Feel Ignored?

    Jane Bromley
    30 Apr 2013 | 5:21 am
    No business intentionally ignores its customers. In fact, most managers think they do a reasonably good job of listening. But, if a customer feels ignored, big trouble lies ahead.

  • Brainfluence in Korean

    Roger Dooley
    29 Apr 2013 | 5:28 am
    I returned from my speaking swing through South America last week to find a nice surprise from Wiley, my publisher: a few sample copies of Brainfluence in Korean. The cover, amusingly enough, features a brain in a bottle! I neither speak nor read Korean, so to find out how the title might read, I turned [...]
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  • Better Behavior Post-Tonsil Surgery for Kids with Sleep Trouble?

    University of Michigan Health System
    21 May 2013 | 12:00 pm
    Children with obstructive sleep apnea who had a common surgery to remove their tonsils and adenoids showed notable improvements in behavior, quality of life and other symptoms compared to those treated with "watchful waiting" and supportive care, according to a new study.

  • Study Provides Better Understanding of Water's Freezing Behavior at Nanoscale

    George Washington University
    21 May 2013 | 12:00 pm
    The results of a new study led by George Washington University Professor Tianshu Li provide direct computational evidence that nucleation of ice in small droplets is strongly size-dependent, an important conclusion in understanding water's behavior at the nanoscale.

  • Decisions to Forgo Life Support May Depend Heavily on the ICU Where Patients are Treated

    Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
    21 May 2013 | 12:00 pm
    The decision to limit life support in patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) appears to be significantly influenced by physician practices and/or the culture of the hospital , suggests new findings from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference on May 21.

  • Adenoid-Tonsil Surgery Improves Outcomes for Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea

    Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    21 May 2013 | 12:00 pm
    Children with obstructive sleep apnea who had a common surgery to remove their adenoids and tonsils had notable improvements in behavior, quality of life and other symptoms compared to those treated with "watchful waiting."

  • Race and Gender Influence Diagnosis of COPD

    American Thoracic Society (ATS)
    21 May 2013 | 12:00 pm
    African-Americans are less likely than whites and women are more likely than men to have had a prior diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) regardless of their current disease severity, according to a new study.
 
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    Scientific American

  • Digital Fishers

    21 May 2013 | 11:10 am
    Looking for a few hundred thousand citizen scientists to help analyze 15-second deep-sea videos [More]

  • What Role Does Climate Change Play in Tornadoes?

    21 May 2013 | 10:31 am
    A powerful tornado as much as two-miles wide devastated the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore on May 20. The twister reportedly boasted winds above 200 miles-per-hour as it tore through homes and schools, leaving a path of large-scale destruction and killing dozens of people, including many children. [More]

  • The 10 Deadliest Tornadoes in U.S. History

    21 May 2013 | 10:21 am
    (Reuters) - A powerful tornado devastated the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore on Monday, killing 24 people, including nine children, according to the Oklahoma medical examiner's office. [More]

  • Survivors Pulled from Oklahoma Tornado Debris

    21 May 2013 | 10:21 am
    By Carey Gillam and Ian SimpsonMOORE, Oklahoma (Reuters) - Emergency workers pulled more than 100 survivors from the rubble of homes, schools and a hospital in an Oklahoma town hit by a powerful tornado, and officials lowered the death toll from the storm to 24, including nine children.The 2-mile (3-km) wide tornado tore through Moore outside Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon, trapping victims beneath the rubble, wiping out entire neighborhoods and tossing vehicles about as if they were toys.Seven of the nine children who were killed died at Plaza Towers Elementary School, which took a direct…

  • An Unheralded Breakthrough: The Rosetta Stone of Mathematics

    21 May 2013 | 10:21 am
    There is no Nobel Prize in mathematics, but in 2001 the Norwegian government established a million-dollar Abel Prize, which is widely considered as an equivalent of the Nobel for mathematicians. This year's prize was awarded to Pierre Deligne, professor emeritus at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, N.J. Today, he is honored at a ceremony held in Oslo.Deligne's most spectacular results are on the interface of two areas of mathematics: number theory and geometry. At first glance, the two subjects appear to be light-years apart. As the name suggests, number theory is the study of…
 
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    TechCrunch

  • Sen. Rand Paul Is Mostly Right In Defending Apple's Obligation To Minimize Taxes

    Gregory Ferenstein
    21 May 2013 | 11:23 am
    “It’s absurd for Congress to vilify businesses like Apple for wanting to minimize their tax code just like every other American rightly does,” tweeted uber-Libertarian Senator Rand Paul, lashing out at his Senate colleagues for ‘dragging’ Apple CEO Tim Cook in to defend his company’s tax policies. On the eve of Cook’s much-hyped testimony, a Senate investigation released a scathing report, accusing Apple of cooking the books and engaging in shady tax-dodging practices, to avoid repatriating $102 billion in offshore cash to avoid a 35 percent U.S. tax…

  • Microsoft Confirms That The Xbox One Will Come With An Incredibly Sensitive New Kinect

    Chris Velazco
    21 May 2013 | 11:01 am
    The Xbox One was just unveiled at Microsoft’s Redmond campus and, true to multiple reports that circulated before the official reveal, the new console will indeed come with a Kinect. And what a Kinect it is! The rumors of a vastly improved Kinect sensor array were right on the money — this next-generation model is capable of tracking motions as minute as wrist rotations, and Microsoft’s Marc Whitten said the new Kinect would even be able to read users’ heartbeats when they’re exercising or when players shift their weight. The new Kinect’s main camera is…

  • The New Xbox One Live Features Add Advanced Social Gaming Features That Could Lead To True MMORPG Experiences

    John Biggs
    21 May 2013 | 10:41 am
    While we don’t have all of the details on the new Xbox Live features announced at today’s Xbox One launch, it’s clear that Microsoft is going all-in when it comes to social and multiplayer gaming. First, they are upping the number of dedicated servers for online play from 15,000 to 300,000 and nearly all of your content and game data will be store in the cloud. The service will also allow you to take in-game video and photos and share them over social media services. This is similar to Sony’s PS4 solution and is definitely a method allow users to create valuable and…

  • Xbox One Instant Switching Turns The Console Into A Voice-Powered Set Top Box With Live TV Integration

    Jordan Crook
    21 May 2013 | 10:39 am
    Now leading the pack in gaming consoles, Microsoft’s future growth lies outside the gaming sphere. We’ll surely see tons of games at E3 in a few weeks, but at the big reveal of the Xbox One, the company chose to focus on non-gaming features, such as media streaming and Skype conversations. But what makes streaming and entertainment a true upgrade on the Xbox One, which already has access to almost all streaming platforms? Instant Switching. It allows you to switch between inputs, games, menus, internet explorer, and almost anything else almost instantly. And what’s more, it…

  • After Months Of Speculation, Microsoft Officially Reveals Skype For The Xbox One

    Chris Velazco,Drew Olanoff
    21 May 2013 | 10:33 am
    Microsoft’s Don Mattrick pulled back the curtain on the Xbox One at a live event at the company’s Redmond campus, and it wasn’t long at all before the talk turned to software. One application in particular has been the subject of speculation for months, and SVP Yusuf Mehdi confirmed that Skype (which, if you recall, Microsoft acquired for $8.5 billion nearly two years ago) is part of the Xbox One experience. As you might imagine, the Xbox One Skype application allows users to participate in group video chats with their fellow users using the Kinect camera — so there…
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  • NASA’s BARREL mission launches 20 balloons

    21 May 2013 | 10:45 am
    In Antarctica in January, 2013 -- the summer at the South Pole -- scientists released 20 balloons, each eight stories tall, into the air to help answer an enduring space weather question: when the giant radiation belts surrounding Earth lose material, where do the extra particles actually go?

  • NASA's IRIS mission readies for a new challenge

    21 May 2013 | 10:43 am
    NASA is getting ready to launch a new mission, a mission to observe a largely unexplored region of the solar atmosphere that powers its dynamic million-degree outer atmosphere and drives the solar wind. In late June 2013, the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph, or IRIS, will launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. IRIS will advance our understanding of the interface region, a region in the lower atmosphere of the sun where most of the sun's ultraviolet emissions are generated. Such emissions impact the near-Earth space environment and Earth's climate.

  • NASA launching experiment to examine the beginnings of the universe

    21 May 2013 | 10:40 am
    When did the first stars and galaxies form in the universe? How brightly did they burn their nuclear fuel? Scientists will seek to gain answers to these questions with the launch of the Cosmic Infrared Background ExpeRIment (CIBER) on a Black Brant XII suborbital sounding rocket between 11 and 11:59 p.m. EDT, June 4 from the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

  • Single-cell transfection tool enables added control for biological studies

    21 May 2013 | 10:22 am
    Researchers have developed a novel tool for single-cell transfection, in which they deliver molecules into targeted cells through temporary nanopores in the cell membrane created by a localized electric field.

  • Radioactive nanoparticles target cancer cells

    21 May 2013 | 10:22 am
    Researchers have found a way to create radioactive nanoparticles that target lymphoma tumor cells wherever they may be in the body.
 
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  • Curiosity Rover Resumes Science Operations With Second Drilling

    Nadia Drake
    21 May 2013 | 11:46 am
    Curiosity's adventures on Mars continue with another drilling operation: On May 20, the rover drilled into a rock named Cumberland, creating a hole measuring a bit more than half an inch across.

  • Awesome Photos Show Efforts to Preserve Historic Apollo Rocket Engines

    Adam Mann
    21 May 2013 | 11:27 am
    Starting this Friday, you can watch the conservation of historical Apollo Saturn V engines that were recovered from the bottom of the ocean. That is, if you live near or are planning to visit Hutchinson, Kansas.

  • Wired Space Photo of the Day: Swirl of Star Formation

    Wired Science Staff
    20 May 2013 | 1:25 pm
    This beautiful, glittering swirl is named, rather unpoetically, J125013.50+073441.5. A glowing haze of material seems to engulf the galaxy, stretching out into space in different directions and forming a fuzzy streak in this image. It is a starburst galaxy — ...

  • Unknown Mathematician Proves Elusive Property of Prime Numbers

    Erica Klarreich, Simons Science News
    20 May 2013 | 10:55 am
    An unknown mathematician, Yitang Zhang, has revolutionized his field and helped move forward a 2,000-year-old conjecture about prime numbers. His counterintuitive findings show that special pairs of primes, called twin primes, can never be more than 70 million places away ...

  • Wired Space Photo of the Day: Dunes of Titan

    Wired Science Staff
    19 May 2013 | 3:30 am
    Data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft show that the sizes and patterns of dunes on Saturn's moon Titan vary as a function of altitude and latitude. The dunes in areas that are more elevated or are higher in latitude, such as ...
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    World of Psychology

  • Families Could Help More in Treatment, If HIPAA Allowed It

    Lisa A. Miles
    21 May 2013 | 8:58 am
    Why is it that families are kept so far out of the loop when it comes to a loved one’s health? The quick, easy answer, of course, is the nation’s health insurance portability and accountability act (HIPAA). Physicians are able to share only certain information with the family unless the patient agrees to more. The problem is that the patient might be too elderly, addicted or mentally ill to cooperate or even understand what they are agreeing to (or simply stubborn). Certainly individual civil liberties must be taken into consideration. This writer, in fact, is more than moderately…

  • Best of Our Blogs: May 21, 2013

    Brandi-Ann Uyemura, M.A.
    21 May 2013 | 3:30 am
    Living with Regret You’re probably able to let go of a bad day in the morning and an argument with a friend in a few day’s time. But the decisions you made that just didn’t work out, those could potentially negatively direct your life. Because we seldom have control over what happens in our life, the desire to make the “right” decisions feel like a heavy weight on our shoulders. We can’t get away from them. And we can harbor guilt from as insignificant a problem as choosing the wrong paint color to partnering with an ill-fitted mate. The hardest yet best…

  • What’s in a Name? The Washington Redskins

    Drew Coster
    20 May 2013 | 3:45 pm
    This blog is a slight departure from my usual posts as a recent news story has raised some thoughts for me that I wanted to write about. As a therapist, I’m always interested in human behavior, especially when it comes to inequality. I understand that humans often act irrationally, and I think discrimination is often based on learned thinking which can be overcome with time and education. So I’ve been following the latest debate on whether the Washington Redskins American football team should change its name. This question has been going on for at least the last 30 years and last…

  • 3 Lessons on Being Successful At Work

    Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S.
    20 May 2013 | 9:10 am
    According to author Laura Vanderkam in her newest e-book What the Most Successful People Do At Work: A Short Guide to Making Over Your Career, the secret to “astonishing productivity” lies in daily disciplines. In the book Vanderkam outlines seven of these disciplines: mind your hours; plan; make success possible; know what is work; practice; pay in; and pursue pleasure. For each one she shares stories and interviews with successful people who use these disciplines in their own daily lives. Here are several lessons from Vanderkam’s book on boosting your productivity and being successful…

  • Perception, Reaction & Mindfulness

    Codie Surratt, MA, LMT
    20 May 2013 | 3:07 am
    I am frequently asked “What is mindfulness?” I start by saying something poignant like “It’s being aware and in the present moment” or “It’s about allowing each experience to wash over us like a cool spring rain, without attachment or judgments.” I love these answers and they generally tend to spawn a lively conversation about experiences, judgment and simply allowing ourselves to be present. Mindfulness, though, is also about perception and reaction. Here’s what I mean… I love Viktor Frankl, the Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist who survived a World War II…
 
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