We are currently experiencing, without a doubt, the greatest crisis to face human kind. Indications of climate change are being seen around the globe:
1 - Sea level rise
2 - Global temperature rise
3 - Warming oceans
4 - Shrinking ice sheets
5 - Declining Arctic sea ice
6 - Glacial retreat
7 - Extreme events
8 - Ocean acidification
9 - Decreased snow cover
Source: Nasa Global Climate Change
Friday, 31 October 2014
Tuesday, 14 October 2014
Sunday, 12 October 2014
Wednesday, 8 October 2014
Accelerating Technology
Singularity University
Salim Ismail, founding director of Silicon Valley innovation hub Singularity University on the accelerating speed of innovation, and why Canada needs to put less focus on resources,
Salim Ismail, founding director of Silicon Valley innovation hub Singularity University on the accelerating speed of innovation, and why Canada needs to put less focus on resources,
Life Is A Metaphor For The Internet
Douglas Coupland interview
His new book 'Kitten Clone: Inside Alcatel-Lucent' focuses on the role of a telecommunications giant in the age of the internet
His new book 'Kitten Clone: Inside Alcatel-Lucent' focuses on the role of a telecommunications giant in the age of the internet
Tuesday, 7 October 2014
Words with opposite meaning
BITTERSWEET can be split into two words with opposite meaning. Can you find a word that can be split into two PREFIXES with opposite meaning?
MONOPOLY is such a word.
monopoly (mono- one, poly- many)
maximin (maxi- large, min- small)
ante-post (ante- before, post- after)
PacBell (pac- peace, bell- war)
half full
open secret
clearly confused
act naturally
alone together
Hell's Angels
liquid gas
civil engineer
deafening silence
seriously funny
jumbo shrimp
unbiased opinion
virtual reality
definite maybe
original copies
pretty ugly
same difference
plastic glasses
constant variable
even odds
minor crisis
extinct life
genuine imitation
exact estimate
working holiday
rolling stop
And the best of all...
Microsoft Works !!!
MONOPOLY is such a word.
monopoly (mono- one, poly- many)
maximin (maxi- large, min- small)
ante-post (ante- before, post- after)
PacBell (pac- peace, bell- war)
half full
open secret
clearly confused
act naturally
alone together
Hell's Angels
liquid gas
civil engineer
deafening silence
seriously funny
jumbo shrimp
unbiased opinion
virtual reality
definite maybe
original copies
pretty ugly
same difference
plastic glasses
constant variable
even odds
minor crisis
extinct life
genuine imitation
exact estimate
working holiday
rolling stop
And the best of all...
Microsoft Works !!!
Saturday, 4 October 2014
Who Wants to be a Feminist?
The video explores why younger women are rejecting Feminism ... even while women's rights are eroding.
Does the word have any meaning?
Did it achieve its goals?
What unfinished business is there?
Would you call yourself a Feminist?
Why are some women reluctant to call themselves feminists?
“I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat.”
~ Rebecca West
Does the word have any meaning?
Did it achieve its goals?
What unfinished business is there?
Would you call yourself a Feminist?
Why are some women reluctant to call themselves feminists?
“I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat.”
~ Rebecca West
“A feminist is anyone who recognizes the equality and full humanity of women and men.”
~ Gloria Steinem
Emma Watson's moving speech about gender equality
Watson, who was recently named the UN Women Goodwill Ambassador, also launched the "HeForShe" campaign, which asks men around the world to sign on as "inadvertent feminists," who inherently believe in equality for both genders.
How can we affect change in the world, when only half of it is invited to participate, or feel welcomed in the conversation?
She wasn't talking about women. Instead, she was specifically asking the other half of the population to get involved.
"Men, I would like to take this opportunity to extend your formal invitation," she continued. "Gender equality is your issue too."
We should be less interested in the words she delivered during her 12-minute speech and more curious to see what she's going to do with the impressive platform she's been given.
~ Gloria Steinem
Emma Watson's moving speech about gender equality
Watson, who was recently named the UN Women Goodwill Ambassador, also launched the "HeForShe" campaign, which asks men around the world to sign on as "inadvertent feminists," who inherently believe in equality for both genders.
How can we affect change in the world, when only half of it is invited to participate, or feel welcomed in the conversation?
She wasn't talking about women. Instead, she was specifically asking the other half of the population to get involved.
"Men, I would like to take this opportunity to extend your formal invitation," she continued. "Gender equality is your issue too."
We should be less interested in the words she delivered during her 12-minute speech and more curious to see what she's going to do with the impressive platform she's been given.
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