I find this story very humbling.
Brazilian Officials released pictures of one of the last uncontacted tribes in the world.  It is believed that the tribe may have under gone little change for more than 10 000 years.

Links:
Incredible pictures of one of Earth’s last uncontacted tribes firing bow and arrows
One of last remaining ‘uncontacted’ tribes spotted […]

This clever pencil design was created by Yuta Watanbe.

Science educator Roy Gould and Microsoft’s Curtis Wong give an astonishing sneak preview of Microsoft’s new WorldWide Telescope — a technology that combines feeds from satellites and telescopes all over the world and the heavens, and weaves them together holistically to build a comprehensive view of our universe. (Yes, it’s the technology that made Robert […]

I read this article the 1943 Guide to Hiring Women which was published in the Transportation Magazine in 1943. Some of the recommendations seem completely absurd in comparison to today’s workplace attitudes. It’s amazing how ideas have changed over the years. I just had to share this article.
Link: 1943 Guide to Hiring […]

In a follow-up to his now-legendary TED2006 presentation, Hans Rosling demonstrates how developing countries are pulling themselves out of poverty. He shows us the next generation of his Trendalyzer software — which analyzes and displays data in amazingly accessible ways, allowing people to see patterns previously hidden behind mountains of stats. (Ten days later, he […]

Given $50 billion to spend, which would you solve first, AIDS or global warming? Danish political scientist Bjorn Lomborg put this question to economists and students around the world, and the answers they came up with may surprise you. Ranking our toughest problems not on any moral scale but simply by how effectively they […]

Psychologist Barry Schwartz takes aim at a central belief of western societies: that freedom of choice leads to personal happiness. In Schwartz’s estimation, all that choice is making us miserable. We set unreasonably high expectations, question our choices before we even make them, and blame our failures entirely on ourselves. His relatable examples, […]

Gever Tulley, founder of the Tinkering School, talks about our new wave of overprotected kids — and spells out 5 (and really, he’s got 6) dangerous things you should let your kids do. Allowing kids the freedom to explore, he says, will make them stronger and smarter and actually safer.This talk comes from TED University […]

This is an interesting and educational green presentation of how “stuff” is made. It’s worth watching.