if you have 12 minutes to spare, get ready to learn more about your perception of sound than you assumed you knew previously... well, at least for me. it's rather fascinating to learn, though far from fully understanding, how exactly all this sound and vibrations get understood by your brain.
(via: http://thedailywh.at/2011/08/22/this-is-informative-you-should-watch-it-of-th...
one will not normally think of Vermont as a state that receives a lot of flood damage, so these images may come as a bit of a surprise. the aftermath of Irene has not been kind to Vermont and its residents. extensive flooding and roads washed out with people stranded and without power or even roads still. the damage is extremely severe and in some places, devastation as the subsequent floods after the hurricane managed to wipe out the small roads that network throughout the state.
it's an interesting quick read diving into how people tend to analyze how one perceives actions others take vs actions you take yourself, and being able to correctly identify the basis of action and motivation of a person. we seem to be heavily geared towards introspection only when it comes to one's self, but prefer a more superficial analysis when it comes to others.
well, not really a "vs", but it would be nice to have both, especially after the recent east coast quake. never actually clicked how much more useful a shindo measurement is when trying to convey the magnitude of the quake *at your location* rather than just at the epicenter (magnitude). helps a lot in understanding the intensity of what was felt relative to where it struck
some spectacular timelapse videos 14 year in the making. it's absolutely stunning to see what we only previously can see as still images come to life in motion
it's fascinating to listen to someone be able to casually explain the very core of science and physics (and chemistry) in such explainable terms...
that mob mentality can affect anyone, from the young to the old, the affluent to the poor, the educated to the layman. it's an interesting movement to study and to see exactly how far something can get purely on mob mentality rather than genuinely reacting to a cause (like the Arab spring/summer).
some photos from @dannychoo's recent visit to ishinomaki to see the tsunami's aftermath. good google street view comparisons of the before and after. as bad as the devastation is, it's good to see recovery and progress take shape.
interesting bit about how time management perception and subsequent action differs culturally.
interesting to see something like this happen, and it looks like it's surviving well enough. Now if can only harness this for a better cause... like for every $10 donated, $1 automatically goes to a charity, not just coffee. Maybe Starbucks can jump in. more info here: http://jonathanstark.com/card/ and the twitter account is here: http://twitter.com/#!/jonathanscard
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