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February 21, 2011
today is mother language day
Enduring Voices Project records languages that may disappear, as one does ever 14 days. http://ow.ly/40JDh
Filed under: Miscellany
"we do not see the world as it is, we see the world as we are"
This is a quote from the Talmud, which, along with a similar quote from the Buddha are epigrams to a research report from Wake Forest University, the University of Nebraska and Washington University in St. Louis. Dustin Wood, Peter Harms, and Simine Vazire studied college students' attitudes toward others and their life satisfaction. They found that those who have the nice things to say about others have greater life satisfaction and lower levels of depression.
I'm not sure which comes first, the chicken or the egg. Are they kinder in their attitudes because they experience a sunnier life, or is their life sunnier because they approach others with a positive attitude? Or perhaps it's that those who tend to like others are liked in turn?
Brief summary at Sciam. Full report here.
Filed under: Interesting Tagged: perceiver effect research
February 20, 2011
the monk and the fly: enjoy!
The Monk and the Fly from Virtual Cinema HD on Vimeo.
Filed under: Fun Tagged: humor and wisdom from vimeo
oldest human remains in Americas in underwater cave
I was searching for more of the mastodon remains, when I saw what looked like a human skull. I had thought we already had a great discovery after finding the remains of several Pleistocene animals…but finding a human skull was totally amazing for us. All of our efforts… walking through the jungle, carrying all the gear, securing the helium required to do such a deep dive, laying thousands of feet of exploration line… paid off at that moment. This is the Holy Grail of underwater cave exploration," Alex said.
via blogs.nationalgeographic.com
Filed under: Miscellany
ebooks expand choice
For those who don't have access to good bookstores or niche markets, ebooks open world. http://ow.ly/400zK
Filed under: Miscellany
February 19, 2011
what did the lord of the rings think of Tolkien's depiction of him and his pals?
Well, there's two sides to every story, or to quote a less banal maxim, history is written by the winners. That's the philosophy behind "The Last Ringbearer," a novel set during and after the end of the War of the Ring (the climactic battle at the end of "The Lord of the Rings") and told from the point of view of the losers.
via salon.com
This Russian novel has been translated into English and is available as a free download here: http://ymarkov.livejournal.com/270570.html
Filed under: Miscellany
writers on their relationship with the King James Bible
My mother taught me to read from the Book of Deuteronomy because it is full of animals – mostly unclean. So while other children had horses, bunnies, kittens and ducks, I had hoopoes, sloths, snakes, rock badgers, rams, swine and shellfish.
via guardian.co.uk
The translation isn't always completely accurate, but it's literal and it's beautiful. I often find myself going back to the King James. As an aside, it's interesting to think that of all the kings and queens of England, he is the most often named because of this one achievement.
Filed under: Miscellany
February 18, 2011
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