OTHER POSTS
Yoga in the Washington Post
Last week, Eric Niller, wrote an interesting piece about yoga and “Why Yoga is Still Dominated by Women Despite the Medical Benefits to some sexes.” Some excerpts. “What happens is, a guy who doesn’t know about it, he associates it with things like Pilates or aerobics, and they think of it as a chick workout,” […]
Crowdfunding Is About to Go Bananas
Via Vice: Although it’s still best known as the go-to cash source for indie bands, Zach Braff, and guys who want to build their own robots, crowdfunding took a big step into the mainstream this week, thanks to a new law that paves the way for entrepreneurs to take their fundraising requests straight to the masses. […]
LeBron’s Odds of Catching Jordan
http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/21/lebrons-odds-of-catching-jordan/?_r=2 Not the most lucid post in the world but fun nonetheless. Nate Silver has done fantastic work with prediction models over the past few years. “One can forgive Jordan, who did not have anything left to prove. But to match him, James will need to win two or three more titles over the next […]
In Pictures: Tanzania’s Traditional Healers
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-22263057 “Many people in Tanzania – and across Africa – consult traditional healers for everything from curing illness to good-luck charms. Government regulations and Western medicine may have changed some of their activities, but from herbalists to diviners, they have adapted and remain important figures.”