Happiness again
Today’s TED talk is about happiness. It’s with Nancy Etcoff, an evolutionary psychologist. It’s 20 minutes. She has some interesting points, e.g. that a successful… Læs mere »Happiness again
research
All about being organised & turning the lights out
New glasses this morning. Ah, revelation! My 15″ Mac-baby now looks like it’s 17″. Nice. Have been constructing a Netvibes site for a paper I’m… Læs mere »All about being organised & turning the lights out
Women in tech
Today is Ada Lovelace day. Ada what-day? I hear you say. Well, Ada Lovelace was a pioneer in the technology field, where not many women… Læs mere »Women in tech
Twitterism & loads of links
I’ve now been twittering for a couple of weeks and am beginning to understand the workings of Twitter. For me it’s a place to harvest… Læs mere »Twitterism & loads of links
High IQ = longer life expectancy?
Well, here’s another subject, besides feminism, that will trigger something in a lot of people. IQ. Just read this cool article, found on Twitter. The… Læs mere »High IQ = longer life expectancy?
Incentives for children & something about books
This discussion is probably eternal and will never be solved. I was deadset against that kind of thing – until I got my own children…… Læs mere »Incentives for children & something about books
Decision making – or when we think we're making one…
This article is 4 days old, but I’ve only just gotten around to write about it. I’m sorry if that makes you feel left behind…… Læs mere »Decision making – or when we think we're making one…
Life as a busy bee and a crippling cold
have kept me from blogging. No running away from the busy bee, but must extend working day at other end! On Sunday I read a… Læs mere »Life as a busy bee and a crippling cold
Mission accomplished
Not much time for blogging today I’m afraid – there’s the Christmas thingy at Dane’s school today where I am manning a stand, where the… Læs mere »Mission accomplished
More on the downsides of multitasking
A while back I cited an article called Is Google Making Us Stupid here and also posted it on Facebook. It elicited quite a few… Læs mere »More on the downsides of multitasking
Here's another couple of reasons why you should vote for Mr. Obama if you're an American
Christopher Hitchens with whom I agree on very little, but who’s intelligence I most certainly admire, has this column on Slate. The below quote is… Læs mere »Here's another couple of reasons why you should vote for Mr. Obama if you're an American
Wikipedia is cool
Lately I’ve been writing essays for a course I’m taking at Uni called “Source Reliability”. Readers of this blog will know that I’m rather keen… Læs mere »Wikipedia is cool
