This is a great story from the New York Times published back in 1994 about a homeless man who repeatedly refused to pay for his meals at upscale restaurants so that he could be arrested and enjoy the comforts of prison. At the time this was published, the man had ... Read more »

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Whatever it is, it appears at times to be both intense and hilarious. Video of twin babies having, possibly, the most amazing conversation ever: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JmA2ClUvUY[/youtube] Isolated incident? False: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lih0Z2IbIUQ[/youtube] I'm not sure I would have ever been able to predict that finale. These kids are something else.Related posts: From my brother: We are not alone. Read more »

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Jonah Lehrer wrote a pretty great article for Wired about Mohan Srivastava, a statistician with degrees from MIT and Stanford University, who figured out the patterns behind a bunch of different scratch lottery tickets and could, as a result, predict the winners (without scratching the cards - just by looking ... Read more »

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So this is my dream from last night: I went back to school. Taking like a 12 week course or something. Sitting in a huge auditorium the first day. Realizing the course ends in mid-February. Wasn't happy about that. Chatted with some students in front of me. Then the class ended and I walked into a gymnasium. And ... Read more »

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Courtesy of my brother, the TurBaconEpic (a bird in a bird in a bird in a bird in a bird in a pig), for those who give thanks for gluttony this weekend: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Xc5wIpUenQ[/youtube]Related posts: Go ahead. Make sense of this dream. Read more »

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Pretty great interview with Jay-Z and Warren Buffett about the keys to their success, and, more interestingly, the ways in which and reasons why they're mobilizing their money to effect social change. The greatest byproduct of wealth has to be the opportunity these individuals have to effect change in a sphere ... Read more »

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Maz Jobrani, talking about how he uses comedy to address racial stereotypes, from his presentation at the TEDGlobal 2010 Conference in Oxford, England, this past July: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmXiItk49Gw[/youtube]Related posts: Best. Thing. Ever. Puma – Hardchorus – Savage Garden’s “Truly Madly Deeply” TED Talks: Rory Sutherland on perceived value Read more »

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This is such a wonderful and creative idea. Shahriar Asdollah-Zadeh, a New Zealand-based artist, has an art project called Little Man Protest, where, according to this interview by Isaac Hindin Miller, he "creates socially conscious and interactive artworks using audience participation through social networking mediums." More from Isaac's interview on Shahriar's project: The Little Man ... Read more »

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Well this is delightful on two counts. First, the talk is a pretty good one, with Bill Gates talking about the importance of reducing our CO2 emissions. But second, and as more of an Easter egg, when presented with the need to show a photo that represented the entirety of earth's human ... Read more »

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Dr. Hans Rosling, formerly a physician, co-founder of Doctors Without Borders Sweden, and professor at Karolinska Institut in Stockholm, now spends most of his time dispelling common myths about the developing world, and does so through the use of Gapminder, fantastic software he developed to better illustrate trends in data ... Read more »

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