As some of you know, shortly after my 22nd birthday, I hopped on a plane to Paris, France to help get my sister settled in for her French immersion/study abroad experience. While I’ve been to a number of diverse cities in the world, the convergence of old and new, especially in terms of art and [...]
Archive for the ‘Culture’ Category
November 30, 2010
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TED Tuesday #10 – Why work doesn’t happen at work
By Behzod in Culture, TechnologyWhile being sick and bedridden would drive most people to watch their favorite movies or catch up on the latest TV series on HULU, I most often find myself watching TED talks. As today is one of those days where I’m stuck at home, I wanted to share a great talk by Jason Fried about [...]
Tags: 37signals, Jason Fried, TED, Ted Tuesday, work
November 2, 2010
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Who are you sleeping with?
By Behzod in Culture, Wellness, WorldIn the most recent Communication Arts Photo Annual, there were a number of excellence works that caught my eye, yet nothing resonated with me like Alain Desjean‘s work on the “Get Tested” campaign for One Life. The work speaks for itself, clearly and pointedly stating that “when you sleep with someone, you also sleep with [...]
Tags: AIDS, Communication Arts, HIV, Sex
October 18, 2010
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Young, Unemployed and “Educated” for how long?
By Behzod in Culture, Education, WorldGood Magazine recently published an article for their quarterly magazine titled “Young, Educated, and Unemployed” examining the current state of college graduates in today’s job market. Their tagline “The Lost Generation: What it’s like for 20-somethings to go in search of meaningful work – and not find it” resembles a similar sentiment that the New [...]
Tags: GOOD, Higher Education, New York Times, recession
September 14, 2010
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TED Tuesday #8 – With interest comes education [2/2]
By Behzod in Culture, Digital Culture, Education, Multimedia, Technology, WorldIn watching videos for this week’s TED Tuesday, a common theme arose between my selections – education as a self-organized and self-sustaining process. Both Professor Sugatra Mitra and TED Curator Chris Anderson touch on these ideas in the videos I’ve posted. Professor Mitra explains various experiments that he has done around the world as part [...]
Tags: Chris Anderson, Education, Hole in the wall, India, TED, Ted Tuesday
September 7, 2010
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TED Tuesday #7 – Big corporations are not always the enemy
By Behzod in Culture, Sustainability, WorldBeing a resident of the Pacific Northwest, I sometimes forget that not everyone has access to organic food. Although I have it all around, apparently less than .7 of 1% of all the food in the world is organic, at least according to Dr. Jason Clay of the World Wildlife Fund. Clay is a problem [...]
Tags: Jason Clay, TED, Ted Tuesday, WWF
August 25, 2010
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TED Tuesday #6 – We need more compassion!
By Behzod in Culture, Politics, Sustainability, Wellness, WorldForeword: I do sincerely apologize for the non-Tuesday nature of this post. When you hear the word “compassion” what comes to mind? Is it helping others? Sharing? Giving hugs? Thinking about how your decisions will affect others, even if they are not directly around you? For Daniel Goleman, psychologist and author of Emotional Intelligence, I [...]
Tags: compassion, Daniel Goleman, TED, Ted Tuesday, TEDx
August 17, 2010
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TED Tuesday #5 – Robert Gupta on music as the medium
By Behzod in Culture, Music, WellnessTED Tuesday #5 is a short video that leaves you with a lot to think about. In under 10 minutes, violinist Robert Gupta discusses his interactions with schizophrenic Nathaniel Anthony Ayers, a Juliard-trained musician in Los Angeles, California. Through interacting with Ayers, Gupta realizes that music is what allows Ayers to take his thoughts and [...]
Tags: Nathaniel Ayers, Robert Gupta, TED, Ted Tuesday
August 10, 2010
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TED Tuesday #4 – Sheena Iyengar on the story of limitless choice
By Behzod in Culture, WorldStop for a moment and think about how you make decisions as well as what decisions are made for you. In this edition of TED Tuesday, Professor Sheena Iyengar goes “around the world in 18 minutes” discussing the American notion of choice and how choice shapes our lives. What Iyengar’s research points to is the [...]
Tags: America, Choice, Sheena Iyengar, TED, Ted Tuesday