via inhabitat see Studio Libeskind In the time of iron curtain I visited Vilnus and loved the city and the lithuanian artist from the first moment. I would love to see this museum. Studio Libeskind just unveiled their latest design venture into the museum...
Read moreStreet Artist From Portugal Creates 3D Graffiti That Appears To Float In The Air
Via Source: www.earthporm.com and www.odeth.com Not every great piece of art is hung from the walls of a fancy museum with marble walls and ancient artifacts. In fact, some of the most incredible art can be found on the streets of Portugal. Portugal is...
Read moreThis Funky Camper Conversion Turns Your Toyota Prius into a Home on Wheels
via inhabitat The Toyota Prius is by far the most popular hybrid on the market, but even though it has a stellar reputation for being fuel efficient, there’s one thing that you can’t really do with it – go camping. Well, this Prius camper van conversion...
Read moreTEDxBerlin Maha Alusi - Moments of Happiness
My thanks goes to Pia for this hint. Pia herself is a great artist.. s.her website Pia-Art A storyteller from an early age, Maha Alusi was born in the city of a thousand and one nights, to a family with a history of storytelling, spiritual healing, philosophical...
Read moreLike the idea: Family Wraps Their Home In A Greenhouse To Protect It From The Cold
via faircompanies.com The average temperature in Stockholm in January is -3°C (27°F). For Marie Granmar and Charles Sacilotto it can be much warmer thanks to the greenhouse that blankets their home. “For example at the end of January it can be -2°C outside...
Read moreDark Matter and the Astounding Interconnectedness of Everything
Lisa Randall via onbeing “Our world is rich,” Lisa Randall has written, “so rich that two of the most important questions particle physicists ask are: Why this richness? How is all the matter that I see related?” As one of the most influential theoretical...
Read moreBeauty: Only Rainbow River in the World!
via Strangest Weather on Earth Known as 'the river of five colors', this liquid rainbow, the only of it's kind in the world, is one of the more stunning spectacles that Mother Nature has ever created. Catch even more of the
Read moreSeeing Beauty: a Necessary Skill for the Future
By Eleanor Young via overgrowthesystem And did you feel it, in your heart, how it pertained to everything? And have you too finally figured out what beauty is for? And have you changed your life? One only needs to watch the evening news or scroll the...
Read moreGet A Little Awestruck: The Biological Advantage Of Being Enchanted
via Finerminds This powerful 3-minute video discusses how awe was biologically selected by evolution to help us survive, thrive and continue to adapt. Based on the ideas of psychologist Nicholas Humphrey, and his study The Biological Advantage Of Being...
Read moreFindhorn Now, this is amazing transformation
The Findhorn Foundation is a spiritual community, ecovillage and an international centre for holistic learning, helping to unfold a new human consciousness and create a positive and sustainable future. The Findhorn Foundation community is an experiment...
Read moreFinland prepares universal basic income experiment
by Greg Beach via inhabitat Pack a heavy coat, folks, we’re going to Finland. The Finnish Social Insurance Institution, also known as Kela, has begun work on a proposal that would guarantee a basic income to every citizen of the small Nordic nation. This...
Read moreJustin Trudeau's New Cabinet The Most Diverse In Canadian History
viaAJ+ Canada's new cabinet is not only gender balanced, it's the most diverse in history.
Read moreA new player for E-cars?...Drive the future.
from website Faraday Future At Faraday Future, we believe the automotive experience should integrate seamlessly with the rest of your life. When creating our vehicles, we began with four wheels but we are re-envisioning everything else. Based in California,...
Read moreIn the Mind of Plants | Full Documentary HD
Plants are a vital source of life, providing sustenance and oxygen to the human and animal inhabitants of the world. But is plant life closer to sentient life than expected? This documentary from Jacques Mitsch outlines the ways in which intelligence...
Read moreLady Gaga speaks at The Emotion Revolution_YALE Center of Emotional Intelligence
via YALE website On Saturday, October 24th, the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and Born This Way Foundation – created by Lady Gaga and her mother, Cynthia Germanotta, – hosted the Emotion Revolution Summit to build awareness of the critical role...
Read moreUri Alon: Why truly innovative science demands a leap into the unknown
via TEDx While studying for his PhD in physics, Uri Alon thought he was a failure because all his research paths led to dead ends. But, with the help of improv theater, he came to realize that there could be joy in getting lost. A call for scientists...
Read moreThe Third Act – a self-organising, self-managing organisation
By Edward Kelly for Enlivening Edge There is an emerging purpose at the heart of The Third Act organisation to both educate people about the impact of human longevity as well as to help them transition from the Second to Third Act in life. This new Third...
Read moreGermany is on track to get a third of its electricity from renewable resources this year
by Katie Medlock Via Clean Technica The country of Germany has reached some impressive landmarks when it comes to its use of alternative, renewable energy sources. The country reached an incredible record for most energy from renewable sources in one...
Read moreGermany’s remarkable House of Energy produces 2-3 times the energy it needs
by Lidija Grozdanic via inhabitat The world's first Passive House Premium-certified building in Germany is said to already exceed the EU energy directive applicable to all new buildings starting in 2021. This mixed-use building is uniquely energy efficient...
Read moreHappiness as a competitive advantage
by Ken Norton Happiness and positive psychology expert Shawn Achor talked about his research of (mostly unhappy) Harvard students. Achor’s research indicates that only ten percent of our happiness is shaped by our external world; ninety percent is influenced...
Read moreStartup Lab workshop:Meetings that don’t suck
by Ken Norton This article was originally published at TechCrunch. For most of us, and certainly for most of your team, meetings are the least productive part of our day. Yet too many brilliant people are stuck in too many meetings. Meeting cultures begat...
Read moreGoogle Ventures: Not Every Product Needs to Be Beautiful
by John Zeratsky This article was originally published at Wired. If you’re a technology entrepreneur or CEO trying to figure out what kind of investment to make in design, you might be tempted to focus on visual design: beautiful products, a sophisticated...
Read moreYou can grow new brain cells. Here´s how. TED
Can we, as adults, grow new nerve cells? There's still some confusion about that question, as this is a fairly new field of research. For example, I was talking to one of my colleagues, Robert, who is an oncologist, and he was telling me, "Sandrine, this...
Read moreThe Fuji Declaration Igniting the Divine Spark • Oneness and Diversity Inspiration • Global Activation • Action
The Fuji Declaration is an international alliance of individuals and organizations who are united by a commitment to live and collaborate toward the advancement of a more harmonious and flourishing world. The Fuji Declaration is an invitation to people...
Read moreTom Wujec: Build a tower, build a team
Tom Wujec presents some surprisingly deep research into the "marshmallow problem" -- a simple team-building exercise that involves dry spaghetti, one yard of tape and a marshmallow. Who can build the tallest tower with these ingredients? And why does...
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