The last paragraph of this article nails it. Why we can’t wage war on drugs –“ Mike Jay –“ Aeon ... continue reading

I just came across this site called ReadUps.com, which facilitates people reading together. It looks like you load an e-book, then invite people, and you end up reading at the same time with the ability to comment/discuss portions as you read. I’m not sure how I feel about this yet but I’d be curious to try it out. Seems like it’d have some good uses in an educational setting too. ReadUps ... continue reading

The Structure of Talk ... continue reading

Go polymath Anyone can learn to be a polymath –“ Robert Twigger –“ Aeon ... continue reading

I feel like if nefariousism was a word, it would describe activities undertaken to produce things such the TPP. Canadian Library Association | TPP Negotiations as Backdoor to Changing Canada’s Copyright Laws. ... continue reading

From Facebook’s emotional contagion experiment, this person calls out the influence that technical systems, which we use to communicate, has on our collective knowledge. This reminded me of a conversation my wife and I were having the other day. She was marvelling at how nice it was to see people from totally different worlds (in terms of our social spheres) discussion a topic of shared interest, which prio ... continue reading

I recognize this experience. Nice read on it. The terror and the bliss of sleep paralysis –“ Karen Emslie –“ Aeon ... continue reading

This made me want to learn Gregg shorthand. How to Write 225 Words Per Minute With a Pen ... continue reading

Two Tales of Marshmallows and their Implications for Free Will | Practical Ethics ... continue reading

The Wellcome Library started using a creative commons licence and now this shows the top sorts of images people like to download. Pretty cool selection and variety. The Wellcome Library’s Top 10 Open Images | OpenGLAM ... continue reading

Just because something has been digitized by a private entity (or anyone), doesn’t mean it should leave the public domain. I think this policy makes a lot of sense to ensure things remain in the public domain. COMMUNIA policy paper on digitization agreements | International Communia Association ... continue reading

Hearing and seeing this makes me wonder how I could possibly love Japan any more than I do at this moment. 167 Theremin Players Perform Beethoven ... continue reading

The Machine That’s Saving the History of Recorded Sound ... continue reading