International standard paper sizes

Wow. This is really geeky stuff.

Do you know this?

For more information, go to: 

http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/iso-paper.html

Smart Animals

Some animals are really smart. Watch the video:


If you think the above animals are smart, you should see the video below!


The video shows some of the really interesting findings about animals.

• Animals are able to communicate with one another using language (sort of) or some forms of communication rather incomprehensible to humans.
• They cooperate. Monkeys living in a social group have certain 'ritual' that proof loyalty to their tribe. Hmm ...
• The first video shows the bird that can plan ahead! If you think this is smart, wait till you see , in the 2nd video, monkeys and birds that display 2nd-order theory of mind! How deceptive. 
• Animals learn. They also educate their young. The meerkets featured actually scaffold the learning for their young!
• Animals has memory. You should look at the crow. And ...scanning the crow's brain reveals that it also shows fear.
• A vain elephant has self-consciousness. It looked at itself on a mirror. 
• Bonobos like to have fun!

May Day - Food for Thought

To increase productivity, we can:

1. Reduce paperwork to the minimum.
2. Have some space & time to breathe and reflect on what we do. I think this is the most important ingredient for innovation and creativity.
3. Love what you do, and be proud of it

Practical Ethics by Peter Singer

One of the most thought-provoking I have ever read. Very intelligent!

Makes me look at the meat I eat in a very different way. And many more ...


Preview below:

Practical Ethics Peter Singer pdf

Found at ebookbrowse.com

This one is the 2nd edition. The google book review page is here.

In the 3rd edition, I believe, there is an additional chapter on climate change.