14 Oct
2013
OTHER POSTS
Our Vivid Planet
Megan Gambino talked to photographer and geologist-by-training Bernhard Edmaierabout how he captures his aerial shots of Earth, such as the above photo of Landeyarsandur, Iceland: “I do a lot of internet research, including Google Earth [searches], study satellite images of planned destinations, maintain close contact with local scientists and commercial pilots, deal with various authorities and negotiate flight permits,” […]
“What is my passion?”
http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2013/05/how-can-you-follow-your-passion-if-you-dont-have-a-passion.html “The fact that Max and other young college graduates can even entertain this question — “What is my passion?” — is a new conundrum, and still a luxury not everybody enjoys. Tyler Cowen believes it is “a central question of our time.” Questions to consider when looking for a job in today’s world: How much […]
Ashoka The Great and Spreading Buddhism
In today’s selection — the first great unifier of large parts of the Indian subcontinent was Ashoka the Great (304-232 BCE), who converted to Buddhism after witnessing the bloody horrors of his own wars, and used the moderating influence of Buddhism to help unify the widely different peoples within in his realm. He sent missionaries […]
Today is the tomorrow we worried about yesterday…
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