Archive for February, 2010
Forget the bamboo, give them PandaPorn
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010They eat. They sleep. They hardly move. And they’ve got almost no libido. We’re talking about pandas. Zhang Zhihe, director of Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, China, says that if the male pandas don’t like the females’ personality, they won’t mate. Not a problem for humans, but a big problem for [...]
2010 Oscar ZipPoll #2: Actor in a Leading Role
Monday, February 15th, 2010Red is the color
Sunday, February 14th, 20102010 opening – olympic? No, human-scaled.
Saturday, February 13th, 2010The 2010 Winter Olympics began yesterday in Vancouver. Despite the tragic death of the young Georgian luger, the games opened and went on. I was very happy to see that Canada did not attempt to trump the jumbo-sized Beijing summer spectacular (could anyone?). Instead, they opted for a more relatable, humble ceremony that set the [...]
2010 Oscar ZipPoll #1: Actress in a Leading Role
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010The 2010 Oscar goes to…
Sunday, February 7th, 2010The Curious G @1: A year of being curious too
Thursday, February 4th, 2010Part two of a two-part series. Get into the groove Hungarian professor Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi is best known as the architect of flow. According to his studies, flow is a state of concentration or complete absorption with the activity at hand. Think of a pitcher’s concentration when he’s throwing in the zone or a singer getting [...]
The Curious G @1: A year of being curious
Monday, February 1st, 2010Part one of a two-part series. Shortly after launch, the curious g posted curious about being curious which explored the motivation for curiosity. After nearly a full year of exploration, I’m now thinking about the effects of being curious. Why do some people stop wondering when they turn 30 – taking the well-worn path from [...]
