Dylan Grice, an analyst from Societe Generale, in his letter titled “You are debasing more than our currency”, asks, “do our money-printing central banks and their cheerleaders understand the full consequences of the monetary debasement they continue to engineer?”
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Changing Education Paradigms
Sir Ken Robinson “Changing Education Paradigms” animated.
A celebrity profile [article]
I hate celebrity profiles. Heck, I hate celebrities. And when this 1966 profile by Gay Talese, called Frank Sinatra has a cold, turned up in my recommended read list, I scoffed, casually clicked on the link, & read -no, raced – through the whole article. Written like a Sicilian novel! Wonderful read for a weekend.
Split of a second [video]
Two videos of the Norwegian Wingsuit World Champion, Espen Fadnes. The first is called “sense of flying, an incredible jump off a mountain & flying down at 250kmph. He speaks about visualizing the flight before he actually does the jump. The second video is called “Split of a second“.
The Future of Learning [Video]
What is the future of learning in a networked world? “Teachers don’t have to have any answers. The answers are everywhere.They need to direct students to ask the right questions.”
Britain’s oldest blacksmith
I shall live tired, but I shall not retire, says Fred Harriss, 84, whos’ been at his job for the last 74 years!
Japanese Juggling Festival [Video]
Captured on a smart phone so a bit jumpy, but check out this dude, Yanazo! Incredible control, using just one ball for half the performance.
The Original Jump [Video]
Before Felix Baumgartner did his death-defying jump from 39km up, Joe Kittinger did it from 31km. Watch a documentary of his jump in 1960.
The Writer who could not read [Video]
It happened suddenly one day. Howard Engel, a Canadian mystery writer, woke up and realized he couldn’t read the daily newspaper, let alone his own novels. He had suffered a stroke, it turns out, that left him with a rare condition called alexia sine agraphia, a condition that strangely leaves victims unable to read, but able to write.
Seth Godin on Education
16 minutes on the history of education (also known as indoctrination, unquestioning obedience, compliance) & its radical transformation (courtesy the internet).