Learning How to Think Down with the experts!! “The experts’ forecasts were tracked both on the subjects of their specialties and on subjects that they knew little about. The result? The predictions of experts were, on…

Reading Whitman Religiously – ChronicleReview.com “The path toward a religious appreciation of Whitman was prepared not only by Blake’s prophetic poetry but by Ralph Waldo Emerson.”

Mind Hacks: Far from the madding crowd you could be that “third guy,” so it pays not to be an instigating d-bag. “Judging the fight to begin with the aggressor’s first pointing gesture towards his target, the researchers found that the…

One Man Tackles Psychotherapy For The Amish : NPR “Though Cates does have some mainstream American clients, his small country practice in the Amish community of Topeka serves primarily Amish teenagers, most of them kids, as Cates explains it, in the…

Tips for shooting better online video Online video and movies can help tell stories in ways printed words can’t. Here is some advice to help.

Statement from Lance Armstrong after injury Looks like Armstrong is on his way back to the US after his crash yesterday. All of the obstacles he’s been able to overcome it’s his collarbone that gets him. Amazing.

Kettlebell workout this AM. Feel like I’ve been worked over by a meat tenderizing hammer.

Happiness is contagious, research finds – Los Angeles Times A happy friend who lives within a half-mile makes you 42% more likely to be happy yourself. If that same friend lives two miles away, his impact drops to 22%. Happy friends who are more distant have…

Mass Hysteria Over AIG Obscures Simple Truths: Michael Lewis via Mike Regan. Interesting read on the AIG bonuses.

Making things seems to be a way out of the bubble that atrophies our attention: http://xrl.us/bekv32