I had the opportunity to see Gravity tonight. We have discussed at length the great work Elon Musk is doing with SpaceX. Gravity is certainly the closest I have been to the concept of “being in space.” Its cool to see it on the big screen in 3D if you have the opportunity.
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How to Know Which Fruits and Veggies Have the Most Pesticides
How to Know Which Fruits and Veggies Have the Most Pesticides When shopping for groceries, as consumers, we’d like to know which fruits and veggies have the most pesticicdes. Most consumers would buy organic produce if the prices were the same as non organic produce prices. If you have the money, always buy organic. If […]
Mindfulness and Smartphones
Via Big Think: What’s the Latest Development? Researchers at Harvard Business School have found that small mobile devices which close off your posture to the world also close your attention, weakening your ability to engage the world around you. In an experiment, “researchers paid 75 participants to use one of a range of devices–iPod Touch […]
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Why the tradition of “family dinner” is worth preserving
The American “family dinner” tradition, as we know it, is only 150 years old, according to a new book called Three Squares: The Invention of the American Meal by cultural historian Abigail Carroll. This is interesting because family dinner is often viewed as a sacred custom with near-magical powers attributed to it, yet it’s really not as deeply […]