Life is Beautiful! Love it the fullest!
A fabulous graduation speech from last week by David McCullough Jr, English teacher at Wellesley High School. Very inspiring!
See complete text of speech from (The Swellesley Report) below; I draw your attention to my highlights in red. [Read more...]
This was the winning entry in the Innovation Tournament.
“Hair Twister” team from India proposed a mat filled with human hair to clean up oil spills. Hair mats can trap the oil without degrading or contaminating it. The oil could then be harvested and the mat re-used. Chemical mats and dispersants unfortunately, degrade the oil and make it a hazardous waste, which needs to be disposed off appropriately. Chemical dispersants also have their own issues with toxicities.
The hair mats could also be used in farming to retain soil moisture and reduce the need for chemical fertilizers. Hair could be collected from barbershops essentially for free and not end up in waste landfills.
Win! Win! With the winnings the team members should get help to develop a polished, marketing video. See here for details on other entries.
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Steven Johnson provides a visually engaging answer to the age old question, Where do Good Ideas come from?
He posits that it is not the eureka moments, but the interconnections of hunches and mingling of ideas that lead to fascinating inventions. I had to watch this short, fast-paced video several times to appreciate the nuances and graphics. Hope you enjoy it too.
In this TED talk, Steve elaborates on the role of coffee houses during the age of enlightenment in Europe, and gives recent examples of how chance favors the connected mind. If you are game for a cup of coffee or chai let me know.
As you get ready for the Holidays, here is a British public service announcement encouraging riders to wear seat belts. WoW! What a beautifully executed video!
Not boring and no scare tactics here; just beautiful acting and the full play of emotions. A tear was ready to well up in my eyes. Stunning!
Video produced by the Sussex Safer Roads Partnership, UK.
See blog post on Meera’s Tolay-Bhaar, where Meera gets weighed in bananas, at the GSB Seva Mandal.
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