Wesley Anderson.

Money can buy happiness… but not in the way you’d think

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:53:13 +0000

Money can buy happiness… but not in the way you’d think

Giving handouts to Africans is harming not helpingIn this...

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:44:51 +0000

Giving handouts to Africans is harming not helping

In this provocative TED talk, Ugandan journalist Andrew Mwenda asks us to take a completely new look at the “African question” — to look beyond the media’s stories of poverty, civil war and helplessness and see the opportunities for creating wealth and happiness throughout the continent.

Rodrigo and Gabriela rock!

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:11:22 +0000

Rodrigo and Gabriela rock!

Inside The Great American Bubble Machine

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:02:59 +0100

Inside The Great American Bubble Machine:

Matt Taibbi on how Goldman Sachs has engineered every major market manipulation since the Great Depression.

Been scammed? Blame it on THOMAS

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:58:00 +0100

Been scammed? Blame it on THOMAS

For Best Results, Forget the Bonus

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:57:53 +0100

For Best Results, Forget the Bonus:

While rewards are effective at producing temporary compliance, they are strikingly ineffective at producing lasting changes in attitudes or behavior. The news gets worse. About two dozen studies from the field of social psychology conclusively show that people who expect to receive a reward do not perform as well as those who expect nothing. This result, which holds for all sorts of rewards, people and tasks, is most dramatic when creativity is involved.

Inside the world's biggest hedge fund

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:54:54 +0100

Inside the world's biggest hedge fund

Amazing RepRap 3D Printer (Via Ken McCarthy)

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:55:00 +0100

Amazing RepRap 3D Printer (Via Ken McCarthy)

Girl on a horse - amazing art (via smell ya later)

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:28:00 +0100

Girl on a horse - amazing art (via smell ya later)

Unbelievably stunning photos from Erik Johansson

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:09:35 +0100

Unbelievably stunning photos from Erik Johansson

When do you turn your life around?

Thu, 28 May 2009 12:21:46 +0100

When do you turn your life around?:

Watch the video. Definitely gives some perspective.

10 lessons from a failed startup

Wed, 27 May 2009 09:41:55 +0100

10 lessons from a failed startup

WWF Rainforst Lungs Ad (via Alistair Pott)

Mon, 11 May 2009 17:22:00 +0100

WWF Rainforst Lungs Ad (via Alistair Pott)

The lifestyle business bullshit

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:14:58 +0100

The lifestyle business bullshit

Funny - Acupuncture Emergency (via David Bullock).

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:17:55 +0100

Funny - Acupuncture Emergency (via David Bullock).

Big Ass Fans and the Naked Truth About Attention & Controversy

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:59:27 +0100

Big Ass Fans and the Naked Truth About Attention & Controversy

Lessons from a 96-year-old business guru

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:04:00 +0100

Lessons from a 96-year-old business guru:

“Her mind is sharp as a tack, especially her business mind.

She and my grandfather used to own a store in Boston that sold freezers, which came fully stocked with frozen meat. That was their way of adding value to a commodity product.

That was over 50 years ago.

I asked her this weekend how she compares her memories of the Depression with what’s happening in our economy today.

Her answers are rich in wisdom, certainly rivaling even the most well-known business gurus dispensing their advice for a fee.

I’d encourage you to read her answers a few times, think about them, and then let them fill you with confidence and inspiration for our future.”

David Heinemeier Hansson from 37signals gives a great talk on...

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:06:11 +0100

David Heinemeier Hansson from 37signals gives a great talk on Doing a Start Up in the Real World.

Famous Evolutionary Biologist Explains How To Get Rich

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:24:00 +0100

We can extract from human history a couple of principles. First, the principle that really isolated groups are at a disadvantage, because most groups get most of their ideas and innovations from the outside. Second, the principle of intermediate fragmentation: you don’t want excessive unity and you don’t want excessive fragmentation; instead, you want your human society or business to be broken up into a number of groups which compete with each other but which also maintain relatively free communication with each other. And those I see as the overall principles of how to organize a business and get rich.

(From a really interesting talk by Jared Diamond)

Roger Hamilton says that no-one wants to help you get rich!

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 10:11:03 +0100

Roger Hamilton says that no-one wants to help you get rich!