"We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them."

Albert Einstein

TED Talk: Jamie Oliver’s wish to teach every kid about food

February 21, 2010

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I watched this TED talk by Jamie Oliver last week and it was quite interesting. I was shocked to see the segment on the children in the classroom he visited in West Virginia. They could not identify vegetables. One child mistook tomatoes for potatoes!

Jamie’s wish is to create a network of organizations and community initiatives to teach kids about food, parents how to cook, and generally get people to eat healthier in the fight against obesity.



For more posts about food, click here.

Pepsi Refresh Projects that I would vote for

February 2, 2010

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Yesterday was the first day that voting has been open for Pepsi’s Refresh projects. They are giving out grants each month to proposals that get the most votes.

Here are some that I think are worth voting for:

If I were to submit a project idea, I think I would do something in the Education or Food & Shelter category. I intended to try to put together an idea to submit for this, but ended up not having the time to do it.

I have a few ideas about student activism. Any suggestions?

Flourescent coral makes for really cool living scientific art

January 29, 2010

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If I were ever to have a video as a desktop background, one of these would probably be it! (But I probably never would because it would use up too much electricity to keep it going.) Take a look:


‘Preener’ from MORPHOLOGIC on Vimeo.



‘Corynactis viridis’ from MORPHOLOGIC on Vimeo.



These videos are from Morphologic, a science/art initiative based in Miami and led by a marine biologist, Colin Foord. and a designer, Jared McKay.


Thanks to Deep Sea News (who found it on Boing Boing)!

Quote I found in my journal

January 22, 2010

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“The Earth does not belong to man, man belongs to the Earth. All things are connected like the blood that unites us all. Man did not weave the web of life, he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself.”


Suquamish Chief Seattle

Spotlight videos on The Nature Conservancy

January 10, 2010

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Here are some interesting videos!

This first one is about river flow, featuring the Potomac River. Mark Bryer, who is the director of The Nature Conservancy’s Chesapeake Bay program, explains a little bit about how river flow is important for ecology and the wildlife living in the rivers and in the Chesapeake Bay.




Taking a different angle, here is funny video and song about supporting The Nature Conservancy as part of Project for Awesome:

Interestingly, the auctions for the two items featured in the video sold for a total of more than $300.

Snow in NYC!!

December 21, 2009

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