Things that I considered worthy to pay attention to in July:
- How various teas (green, oolong, etc.) are processed;
- Curious project which aims to create a movie about our planet all shot in one day all over the world;
- TED talk that answers the question “What Leonardo da Vinci Really Looked Like”;
- Worth watching talk by venture-capitalist Fred Wilson on “10 ways to be your own boss”;
- Just a funny picture that illustrates how Gantt diagrams feel in reality;
- Video that shows how augmented reality can potentially look like;
- Impressive strength: Konstantinov doing 325kg squat & 420kg deadlift!;
- Common Errors in English Usage book;
- Very action-oriented comprehensive & yet free webinar about web-based infobusiness, affiliate programs, passive income;
- Another motivational video (Nike commercial);
- Great mood-based internet radio!;
- The Gate to Hell in Turkmenistan and other 9 strange places in this world;
- 8 Resources for Rent-Free World Travel;
- Show stats in a way that’s actually impressive! This tool was used by Hans Rosling @ TED;
- @danielpink gives an advice on how not to get a jet lag;
- Nicola Tesla’s bio in 3 mins;
- Ayn Rand’s Playboy Interview: Purpose;
- A challenge: speaking human @ work. Interesting perspective on talking to customers in no-corporate way;
- Interview with Tony Hsieh, founder of Zappos & author of “Delivering Happiness”;
- New awesome TED talk: moving objects with a power of thought!;
- Great Google talk “Your Brain at Work”. Lots of insights into creativity, leadership, happiness, etc.;
- Interview with WikiLeaks creator @ TED;
- Another quite an interesting Google talk about cognition, brain, mind, empathy and mindful meditation;
- Insightful TED talk “The Art of Choosing”: cultural differences psychology behind and social implications of choices;
- Seems to be a very good internet radio, Soma FM;
- Esquire photo-session from Sydney sport veterans games. Who said that you cannot do sports when you’re 100yrs old?
- Another great talk @ Google about mindful meditation, its influence on our concentration, cognitive abilities;
- Stumbled upon a truly geeky tool at Flowing Data blog . Lets you to track your personal data with twitter. Not very useful probably, but blog itself is a good one!
- Seemingly, great tool to generate CSS without knowing any CSS;
- Do you know what an auto-antonym is?
You can find more actual links in twitter and in my Google Reader shared items.
“Cool stuff digest” is an experimental genre. And probably this is the first and the last post. I wonder if it’s of any interest to you.
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