Motörhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister died on Monday, December 28th at the age of 70. The band confirmed his death on its Facebook page. "There is no easy way to say this ... our mighty, noble friend Lemmy passed away today after a short battle with an extremely aggressive cancer," they wrote. "We cannot begin to express our shock and sadness, there aren’t words." MORE VIA ROLLING STONE
#AChristmasMiracle! That Christmas Radiohead posted a song titled "Spectre" to soundcloud, the song was written for the James Bond movie of the same name, although it ended up not being used with producers deciding to use Sam Smith for the theme instead. The British band decided to release the song to fans on Christmas. Listen and Enjoy.
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"The BEST of 2015" 1000 musicians play Learn to Fly of Foo Fighters
Rock, Collaboration & Disrupt The BEST of 2015: 1,000 musicians play "Learn to Fly" of Foo Fighters
1000 musicians play Learn to Fly by Foo Fighters to ask Dave Grohl to come and play in Cesena, Italy. "Learn to Fly" is the first single from the Foo Fighters' third album There Is Nothing Left to Lose, released in 1999. Video was published on YouTube of 1,000 Italian musicians in Cesena, Italy all playing and singing the song in unison, followed by a plea for the Foo Fighters to come play a concert in Cesena.
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"Crowdsourcing" Abriendo sus Ideas a la Colaboración
El desafío del Crowdsourcing es integrarse a la
sociedad, ya que plantea una forma de trabajar desconocida hasta hace
unos pocos años.
Desde hace ya gran parte de esta década, el concepto de “crowdsourcing”
—utilizado por primera vez en un artículo de la revista Wired en 2005—
ha ganado cada vez más adeptos, especialmente en el mundo del
emprendimiento. En este modelo, la ejecución de una tarea determinada se
externaliza en una comunidad abierta en la que muchos individuos pueden
trabajar, como una forma de lograr mejores resultados a través de las
comunidades de profesionales y personas que existen en la red.
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"Technology Is the Great Amplifier of Our Humanity"
Interview with @EmiliaLahti By Alison Bermanvia @singularityhub
Kentaro Toyama used to speak about the idea that technology amplifies what's already out there. I'm very interested in finding ways to cultivate virtues such as compassion and kindness—all the things that actually help us relate to each other. Then exponential technology can meet this fertile ground, and the results will be more beneficial for humankind. Technology is not a miracle drug. It's not going to just go and fix everything if we are corrupted in our minds and in our hearts. Technology can help to bring more people into this global conversation, but we need to also talk about the quality of that connection. How are we using the technology to facilitate connection? Is it something that can help empower people’s voices? That is something we have to decide. We have to create the infrastructure—it's not going to happen just by itself. This is part of the global consciousness discussion. It’s definitely a global challenge—how to make people be more aware.
"We have this massive power to open doors for each other, but also, to close them. So let's make sure that our behavior, when we encounter people, is the kind that opens doors and elevates people. I think that's the only way to really change the world for the better." One of My favorite quotes is from Aristotle, "Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all." –Emilia Lahti. See full Interview via Singularity Hub...
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"The Clash - London Calling" Tribute to 36th Aniversary
London
Calling is the third studio album by English punk rock band the Clash. Released today in 1979, the cover was an homage to Elvis Presley debut album... London Calling has been considered by many critics to be one of the greatest rock albums of all time. In
a contemporary review for The New York Times, John Rockwell said the
album finally validated the acclaim received by the Clash up to that
point because of how their serious political themes and vital playing
were retained in music with innovative features and broad appeal: "This
is an album that captures all the Clash's primal energy, combines it
with a brilliant production job by Guy Stevens and reveals depths of
invention and creativity barely suggested by the band's previous work."
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"Anna Razumovskaya" Beauty & Provocative
Open Creativity and art
"Anna Razumovskaya" Beauty & Provocative ART
With her classic figurative forms, highly acclaimed Russian magically captures the lyrical romanticism of renaissance portraiture, while creating art that is completely modern and original.
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"Creative Commons & Photography" In the Library Room
Upon
his death, many critics and peers offered reevaluations ofWeiland's
life and career, including David Fricke of Rolling Stone and Billy
Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins, the latter calling Weiland one of three
"voices of the generation" alongside Kurt Cobain and Layne Staley.
Against a backdrop of uncertainty, economic turmoil and unprecedented change a new picture is emerging of the skills and traits for success (and perhaps even simply survival) in the modern era. At the heart of this essential skillset for the future lies... creativity.
A raft of recent research studies demonstrates that creativity is vital from the shopfloor to the boardroom and at the level of the individual to the organization as a whole. What is more... our economic fortunes at a societal level probably rest on creativity too. Below are 7 (magnificent!) themes and some research studies that convinced me. I wonder if they will convince you of the cruciality of creativity too.
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Veganism: A Fad? Or the Future of Food?
Infographic & Food
Veganism: A Fad? Or the Future of Food?
While we haven’t done as much on veganism lately as we once did when Justin was submitting posts regularly, we’re still mindful of the impacts of the traditional animal-based diet on the environment and human health.
So, while many will call this lifestyle choice a “fad” encouraged by
the celebrity set, we know that veganism is a solid option for a healthy
lifestyle… and is easier on the planet. Though we don’t all practice
veganism, understanding the impacts of our food choices helps us make
those choices knowingly… not the kind of mindset normally associated
with the American diet.
So, why is the vegan lifestyle growing in the US? Sure, it’s presence
in popular culture makes a difference… but it’s also clear from the
infographic below that many Americans are becoming more mindful of their
food choices, and aligning those choices with their values. We’re
impressed, and applaud anyone who decides to make such a change… for
whatever reason (because nearly all of them are really good ones!).
Are you a vegan? Why’d you choose a diet and lifestyle that rejects
all forms of animal products? Any particular inspirations? Share your
thoughts with us… we’d love to learn more!
Need a larger version of the infographic? Click on it!
En
esta inspiradora charla TEDx, Mónica López especialista en psicología
positiva, nos llama a ver más allá de los problemas atreviéndonos a
ser felices, buscando el bienestar colectivo y una actitud positiva.
Destacando el poder de las emociones positivas en en el desarrollo de
una vida saludable “El tiempo mejor invertido es Entregando &
Recibiendo Amor” lo cual genera cambios reales en nuestra vida y en la
de quienes nos rodean.
“Si queremos cambiar el mundo, debemos
atrevernos a ser felices y buscar el bienestar colectivo”.
A powerful new technology enables us to manipulate our DNA more easily than ever before. “Imagine being able to manipulate a specific region of DNA . . . almost as easily as correcting a typo,” CRISPR’s unprecedented ability to edit genetic code will make possible a new generation of medical treatments.
For much of the past century, biology has been consumed with three essential questions: What does each gene do? How do we find the genetic mutations that make us sick? And how can we overcome them? With CRISPR, the answers have become attainable, and we are closing in on a sort of grand unified theory of genetics.
CRISPR technology offers a new outlet for the inchoate fear of tinkering with the fundamentals of life. There are many valid reasons to worry. But it is essential to assess both the risks and the benefits of any new technology. Read full article via newyorker.com.
EU Project Explores Deriving Graphene From Food Waste"
I’ve
certainly seen many references to potential super material graphene
over the past few years… but I haven’t really dug into them. But not
only does this material have the potential to revolutionize the green economy, but it also could be produced from food waste. A new EU project, PlasCarb,
is exploring the potential to create graphitic carbon (the basic
material for graphene) and hydrogen from food headed for the landfill.
The proliferation of 'smart' solutions to a deluge of political and economic problems in today's cities may well serve to reinforce urban inequality at a time when new radical alternatives are in desperate need.
As
a student of cities, I am very much interested in the diffusion and circulation
of buzzwords, global slogans and global ideas about cities and their
development strategies. In the last decade, I have observed the shifts from
debates on technological and information cities, to cultural cities, creative cities,
sustainable, green and resilient
cities, to our current conjuncture with the rise of the 'smart' cities. But what does
it mean for a city to be ‘smart’? What are the implications and
rationales behind smart urbanism? Is smart urbanism as positive as the term suggests?
The
concept behind smart cities is actually rather vague, there is
no common definition of what a smart city is, most commonly the idea
relies on the implicit assumption that urban infrastructures
and everyday life can/should be optimized and ’greened’ through the
technologies
and innovations of global IT companies. So, what’s the problem with
smart cities?
Who wouldn’t want to live in a smart city anyway?
"La revolución cibernética conduce al hombre, ante la equivalencia del
cerebro y del computer, a la pregunta crucial: «¿Soy un hombre o una
máquina?». La revolución genética que está en curso lleva a la cuestión:
«¿Soy un hombre o un clon virtual?». La revolución sexual, al liberar
todas las virtualidades del deseo, lleva al interrogante fundamental:
«¿Soy un hombre o una mujer?» (…) En cuanto a la revolución política y
social, prototipo de todas las demás, habrá conducido al hombre, dándole
el uso de su libertad y de su voluntad propia, a preguntarse, según una
lógica implacable, dónde está su voluntad propia, qué quiere en el
fondo y qué tiene derecho a esperar de sí mismo -problema insoluble-.
Ahí está el resultado paradójico de cualquier revolución: con ella
comienzan la indeterminación, la angustia y la confusión."
Juan Pablo Anaya en Las Huellas del Hombre Invisible.
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Ballerina Project - Beauty and Art Through Your Eyes
The
Ballerina Project grew from the idea of New York City as a magnet for
creativity; each photograph is a collaborative work of dance, fashion
design and photography played out against the city's landscape.
This
album will showcase the images that best represent the journey of the
Ballerina Project over the last 13+ years.
Disfruta de FiiS 2015 Del 22 al 24 de Octubre te traemos una nueva
edición del fiiS, Festival Internacional de Innovación Social. Tres días
en vivo de intercambio de experiencias para inspirar y acelerar uevas
conciencias, nuevos caminos y nuevas soluciones. FiiS 2015, la vitrina
más importante de Latinoamérica para los agentes de cambio, un festival
urbano con la mejor música y diversión.
Behr is a street-artist active from the age of 18 years, which comes from the world of graffiti traditional but always fond of Futurism and broadcast by HBO Dadaism.
His
installations are amazing collage of cardboard, packing tape and
plastic bags, that invade public and private places, changing and
completely altering the perception of space.
His artistic maturity has been marked by an opera in particular: Nude Descending a Staircase, No.2 imaginary animal characters Marcel Duchamp that has deeply influenced the evolution of his work.
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