maxistentialist:

Peter Singer for the New York Times:

If continuing brain research does in fact show biochemical differences between the brains of those who help others and the brains of those who do not, could this lead to a “morality pill” — a drug that makes us more likely to help? Given the many other…

curiositycounts:

“I was about to cut a chocolate cake and when I moved the plate on the countertop I noticed a very interesting sound.” Diego Stocco (previously) makes music from his kitchen.

An average worker needs to work a mere 11 hours per week to produce as much as one working 40 hours per week in 1950. The conclusion is inescapable: if productivity means anything at all, a worker should be able to earn the same standard of living as a 1950 worker in only 11 hours per week.

Source: Erik Rauch, Productivity and the Workweek (via maxistentialist)
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angels-and-angles:

As defined by urban dictionary, the friendzone is…

When you are expected to support a girl you really like while she searches for a smarter, richer, and more handsome boyfriend. There is little you can do without feeling like a dick. All in all, one of the meanest…

You turn on the radio and fall in love with the shape of someone’s voice box. And then you hear the size of their heart. The width of their pain. And the length of their dreams.