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 ‘World’ Category
January 19, 2011
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Boycott A Meeting Day
By Behzod in WorldAs a follow up to my last post, “Why Work Doesn’t Happen at Work”, I wanted to bring attention to Jason Fried (and perhaps the 37signals crew) actually doing something about his disdain for meetings: Boycott A Meeting Day When you visit the website, you see the follow pledge bar (taken at 2pm): While I [...]
Tags: 37signals, Jason Fried, meeting
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 28, 2010
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TED Tuesday #9 – “I am my connectome”
By Behzod in Technology, Wellness, WorldI have to admit that the beginning of Sebastian Seung‘s talk on connectomes was a bit confusing. He speaks slowly and with purpose, but being unfamiliar with neuro science or connectomics, I was a bit lost. However, my confusion was abated after the first two minutes. In his TED talk, Dr. Seung outlines a map [...]
Tags: connectome, connectomics, DNA, genome, neuro science, TED, Ted Tuesday
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 14, 2010
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With interest comes education [1/2] – My thoughts on the value of digital education spaces
By Behzod in Digital Culture, Education, Technology, WorldIn his 2010 annual letter, Gates Foundation Co-Chair Bill Gates dedicated an entire page to online education. He does this, rightfully so in my opinion, because education online holds much promise for the future of learning, but needs significant growth and innovation before it can reach its full potential. While his letter does not make [...]
Tags: Bill Gates, Gates Foundation, Online Learning, TED
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
September 6, 2010
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Road warriors where there is no road
By Behzod in Art, Multimedia, WorldOne of my favorite things about doing a photo shoot is knowing that later that night I’ll be grabbing a cup of tea, turning on some Explosions in the Sky, and start working through the days photos. While I have the end result in mind, rarely do I want to be sitting in front of [...]
Tags: Climbing, Cory Richards, Himalayas, Nepal, Renan Ozturk