February 2012
University of Chicago bibliography on psychiatry... →
“How wonderful it is to be able to write someone a letter! To feel like conveying...”
– Haruki Murakami - Norwegian Wood
: “You want a physicist to speak at your funeral.... →
channers:
ephapses:
“You want a physicist to speak at your funeral. You want the physicist to talk to your grieving family about the conservation of energy, so they will understand that your energy has not died. You want the physicist to remind your sobbing mother about the first law of thermodynamics; that no energy…
interesting.
January 2012
Maxistentialism: Peter Singer for the New York... →
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…
Watchcuriositycounts:
“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...”
– Erik Rauch, Productivity and the Workweek (via maxistentialist)
fuck yeah sex education: Why the friendzone is... →
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....”
– I Wrote This For You: The Acoustics (via creatingaquietmind)
waldosia
dictionaryofobscuresorrows:
n. [Brit. wallesia] a condition characterized by scanning faces in a crowd looking for a specific person who would have no reason to be there, which is your brain’s way of checking to see whether they’re still in your life, subconsciously patting its emotional pockets before it leaves for the day.
All too often.
“You have to question a cinematic culture which preaches artistic expression, and...”
– Ryan Gosling, in a letter protesting the NC-17 rating of ‘Blue Valentine’. The rating was based on one consensual sex scene, in which he goes down on Michelle Williams. (via feminishblog)
