Links for 2012-10-14 [del.icio.us]

Skydiver Felix Baumgartner breaks sound barrier

@BBC... "Let me tell you - when I was standing there on top of the world, you become so humble. You don't think about breaking records anymore, you don't think about gaining scientific data ..."
one reason why it's good to garden...

@ Curator magazine... "People who keep flowers in their home feel happier and more relaxed. [Their] chances of suffering from stress-related depression are decreased as well." Beautiful!
Proof of Heaven: A Doctor’s Experience With the Afterlife

@Newsweek...
Language learning makes the brain grow

@Science Daily... what to say when they ask why they have to learn Latin ;)
The Purpose of Work

@ Gospel Coalition... I always deeply, deeply appreciate the words of Gene Edward Veith...