I cannot leave the internet alone, as in, it has so many
interesting stories about interesting people, scientific discoveries and
concepts, news, places and... everything! You cannot possibly get ahead, but it
is so very interesting to read as much as you can (within the constraints of
work and life, of course). So these are my favourite stories from last week. I
think the rest of the world should also take note of them.
Depression is a ((an) up-and-down) constant in my life. Although I have never contemplated taking my
own life, many people with depression and personality disorders do indeed. I’ve come
across this interesting article by Tim Ferriss, an author whose work I don’t
know (it happens...). He gave some practical
thoughts on suicide on Quartz:
Dance (especially ballet) is one of my passions. I’ve seen this video before and it took my breath away
– I cannot believe people can do this. This weekend, my cousin tagged me again
on this one by the Chinese State Circus. It is beautiful and impossible:
Education is a crucial
matter worldwide, and although research has time and again proven that the
rigid education systems used by the majority of countries are not effective,
policy-makers doggedly stick to them. In my Facebook feed, TED made me aware of
this link, and I watched Ken Robinson’s talk, which was eye-opening and
mind-blowing. The link after the talk focuses on ten ways creativity can be
taught. Today we need highly creative people (and not people trained by rote learning) to solve our complex
global problems.
The talk:
The tips:
And then there is this time-lapse video of two photographers
shooting the milky way. It’s magic!
I hope something inspires you!
Anni.J
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