This site's a compendium of people, places, ideas and things I love (at least noticed) and want to share.
Saga Dawa at Mt Kailash, Tibet
Today you can see this photo I took of Robert Thurman standing in front of Mt. Kailash in the San Francisco Chronicle, accompanying a great interview with Robert by David Ian Miller, “Buddhist scholar Robert Thurman on Why the Dalai Lama Matters,” about his new book, Why the Dalai Lama Matters.
In the picture, Robert [...]
Links for 2008-05-26: Greening the Grocery Store
Greening the Grocery Store
Our throw-away society functions on a presumption: somebody else is taking care of this waste. Investigation suggests otherwise. The landfill is a flawed design. Even recycling, in its current mode, is deficient. Only when people become aware of facts, no
(tags: design recycling sustainability graphicdesign graphics green plastic supermarket retail shopping information)
Links for 2008-05-23
2008 World Science Festival in NYC
Fantastic lineup of interesting events for World Science Festival May 28-June 1, 2008 New York City. Only wish I could go to more than one scheduled at the same time.
(tags: science festival events)
Links for 2008-05-14: Neural Buddhists
The Neural Buddhists
In unexpected ways, science and mysticism are joining hands and reinforcing each other. We’re in the middle of a scientific revolution. It’s going to have big cultural effects.
(tags: consciousness buddhism science mind brain materialism spirituality)
Why the Dalai Lama Matters
Digital Elements is delighted be working with Robert Thurman, launching dalailamamatters.com to coincide with the release of his new book, Why the Dalai Lama Matters: His Act of Truth as the Solution for China, Tibet and the World.
This inspiring and powerful book shows why Tibet matters for everyone and shares a positive and pragmatic [...]
Links for 2008-05-06: Quinoa and Fungi
mmm… quinoa for breakfast. with cinnamon, berries and nuts
Thanks Heidi, hadn’t thought of that before. Book (ChefMD’s Big Book of Culinary Medicine) looks great too. Can’t wait to try this with blueberries and walnuts. (Quinoa also cooks beautifully in a rice cooker )
(tags: 101cookbooks breakfast berries cereal wholegrain)
Mushrooms will blow your mind
Just like this [...]
links for 2008-05-03: Resilience
Resilience, Adaptation and Transformation in Turbulent Times
Video of interesting talks from recent international science and policy conference in Stockholm exploring complex dynamics of interconnected social-ecological systems available online. (Thanks, Worldchanging)
(tags: resilience adaptation transformation science policy interconnected systems video conference)
Links for 2008-05-02
Fab@Home
Dedicated to making and using fabbers -machines that can make almost anything – right on your desktop. Everything you need to know to build or buy a fabber, and print 3D objects. The designs and software on this website are free and open-source.
(tags: fab 3d printingobjects internetofthings rapidprototyping)
On the Pursuit of Happiness: An Evening with [...]
Read more →links for 2008-04-29
Clay Shirky: Gin, Television, and Social Surplus — Here Comes Everybody
“Where do people find the time?” That was her question. And I just kind of snapped. And I said, “No one who works in TV gets to ask that question. You know where the time comes from. It comes from the cognitive surplus you’ve been [...]
links for 2008-04-23
MoMAudio on MoMAWiFi at the Museum of Modern Art, NYC
Access MoMA Audio (providing hundreds of commentaries devoted to the museum’s collection and special exhibitions) on free MoMA Wifi through your mobile device.
(tags: museum moma wifi podcast art education mobile)
Edge 243: BREAKING THE GALILEAN SPELL
Stuart A. Kauffman breaks the Galilean spell of reductionism, and points to [...]
what’s happening in the garden today
Flickrshow will appear here! var cesc = new flickrshow(“fsDemo”, {flickr_tags: “gardenupdate080423″, flickr_user: “emilyd”, theme: “blue”});
Read more →Dark. Chocolate. Sorbet. and Ice Cream at Grounded NYC
Grounded ( Jane St, New York NY 10014) just introduced sorbets and ice creams, handmade by the multi-talented Sarah (pictured below), who also plays awesome banjo. … Other flavors to check out: spiced strawberry sorbet, Grounded house espresso, chocolate ice cream, mango cardamom sorbet and coconut creamsicle sorbet.
Read more →links for 2008-04-22
The secret of the secret garden is out…
Gardening is so sexy! Here is some graphic evidence.
(tags: fruit vegetables)