Alain de Botton – The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work

Last night i saw an interview with Alain de Bottom discussing some topics from his book, The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work. Alain gives great insight into the psyche on job satisfaction and finding meaning in our lives. Below is a small snippet from the full transcript from his interview on ABC’s Lateline.
“Well, like anyone, [...]

Stephen Hawking – TED Talk

In celebration of Professor Hawking’s amazing recovery (see below post), and the newly available WordPress feature to embed TED talks, i have decided to post this for your neurological pleasure.

Stephen Hawking – Mind Over Body?

You may have heard that the great Stephen Hawking was admitted to hospital yesterday and was (According to reports) “very ill” with a chest infection.
An update on his website this morning (hawking.org.uk) states “Professor Hawking is being kept in for observation at Addenbrooke’s hospital this morning. He is comfortable and his family is looking forward [...]

Rupert Murdoch wants you (and your money)

“People are used to reading everything on the net for free, and that’s going to have to change”, Rupert Murdoch said last week.
You mean we pay for internet access, have to scroll through the billions of adverts you cleverly place inbetween paragraphs (and make millions off), and you want us to pay you for the [...]

Bali Dog Cull Underway

Right now authorities on the island of Bali, Indonesia, are killing dogs in the street. In a kneejerk reaction to six suspected human rabies fatalities, the government has started culling dogs in a misguided attempt to stop the spread of the disease.
So far over 1,000 dogs have died – many are being poisoned with strychnine, [...]