Autor: Andreea Nastase
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links for 2009-08-04
Modern Insanity: What Really Makes Us Crazy | LiveScience "In modern life, our environment is continually activating the brain's stress response," Ilardi said, bombarded as we are by email, tragic news and interpersonal demands. Certain circuits in the brain react to stress as if it is an infection, triggering social withdrawal, inflammation and potentially leading…
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Mort prin inertie
Poate am o viziune mai ciudata asupra lumii uneori dar momentan urasc din tot sufletul unii oameni care refuza mici investitii acum ca sa le fie mai bine mai tarziu. Sa explic de ce! In cladirea in care locuiesc se discuta de ceva vreme despre insulatia peretilor ca sa ne fie mai cald la iarna.…
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links for 2009-08-03
How Different Groups Spend Their Day – Interactive Graphic – NYTimes.com (tags: statistics visualization nytimes graphics Data information design demographics)
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links for 2009-08-01
Imaginary Friends: Scientific American So, just as a friendship evolves through spending time together and sharing personal thoughts and opinions, parasocial relationships evolve by watching characters on our favorite TV shows, and becoming involved with their personal lives, idiosyncrasies, and experiences as if they were those of a friend. (tags: psychology science culture media social…
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Mai bine sa reducem portiile
O chestie la care m-am gandit profund cat am fost in Romania e faptul ca un kilogram de rosii costa cam 3 lei in piata. Ceea ce e imbucurator, pe langa multe alte lucruri numite ‘mancarea saracului’ (cum ar fi painea). De fapt toate legumele costa imbucurator de putin daca stau sa ma gandesc –…
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Aici ploua
Atunci cand nu mai poti de bine (sau cald) pleci acolo unde ploua si e urat in orice zi, la orice ora. Acolo pe unde oamenii se inghesuie la imbarcare Acolo unde unele vitrine arata frumos Acolo unde toate casele arata la fel dar… E bine.