Jerry Seinfeld says he learned storytelling from Gene Shepherd. Some recordings are on YouTube.
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The ‘Alpha Male’ Myth, Debunked by Frans De Waal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inx2dMobzYs h/t The Daily Grail.
The ABC of Contemporary Capital by David Harvey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVtHfFRStSk 1 of 13 Presentations on the ideas of Marxism. "As a part of this course, I’m sharing rough drafts of pieces of a manuscript I am working on, a sort of textbook on Marx’s political economy. I’m experimenting with crowd sourcing the revision process." http://davidharvey.org/2022/01/new-course-the-abc-of-contemporary-capital/ I've talked about Hypothes.is for annotating in the past. I … Continue reading The ABC of Contemporary Capital by David Harvey
Protons: An Update
"The positively charged particle at the heart of the atom is an object of unspeakable complexity, one that changes its appearance depending on how it is probed. We’ve attempted to connect the proton’s many faces to form the most complete picture yet." -Charlie Wood, "Inside the Proton, the ‘Most Complicated Thing You Could Possibly Imagine." … Continue reading Protons: An Update
Every Style of Beer Explained
Dru Riley’s 100 Rules
"3. “Not wanting something is as good as having it.” — If you don’t want something, you’re just as satisfied as someone who has it. Naval Ravikant says that “…desire is a contract that you make with yourself to be unhappy until you get what you want.”... 42. “It’s easier to resist in the beginning than the end.” — Mistakes become harder … Continue reading Dru Riley’s 100 Rules
The Insane Cost of Cars
Daniel Mendelsohn on the Odyssey
"...I always resist the “classics is impractical” line that people love to come up with when they are critical of the higher study of these fields. You can study accounting. It's authentically practical in one way. But when your father dies, your accounting degree is not going to help you at all to process that … Continue reading Daniel Mendelsohn on the Odyssey
DARVO
"DARVO is an acronym for "deny, attack, and reverse victim and offender". It refers to a reaction that alleged perpetrators of wrongdoing, particularly sexual offenders, may display in response to being held accountable for their behavior.[1] Some researchers and advocates have indicated that it can be as a common manipulation strategy of psychological abusers.[2][3][4] An abuser (or alleged abuser) denies the … Continue reading DARVO
Michael Levin: Anatomical Decision-Making By Cellular Collectives
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-9rLlFgcm0 Bookmarking. h/t Hacker news.
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