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Communication Curiosities by Robin Howie, etapes.com: The original Urinal Fly is attributed to Aad Kieboom, an economist looking to save money at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam who placed images of flies inside men's urinals and reduced spillage by 80% at Schipol Airport, a significant improvement for both customers’ experience as well as janitorial costs. #Psychology #Fly_Urinal #Aad_Kieboom #Economics #Robin_Howie #etapes_com
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The Key to Science in 63 Seconds by Richard Feynman #Richard_Feynman #Science #FeynmanChaser
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Ken Olssen What a great teacher he was..
Tori Polk His handwriting's impressive as well!
Storytelling is a Way for Alzheimers Patients to Connect with Loved Ones by Joanne Silberner, npr: Listen to the story : ) #Alzheimers #Communication #Joanne_Silberner #npr
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Blissful Writer I always like stories from NPR
Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose by Tony Hsieh: How cultivating a corporate culture of happiness in employees translated to delivering the best customer service and was the key to corporate success. #Books #Tony_Hsieh #Delivering_Happiness #Zappos
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Anna Wilson Why is that such a novel concept to most big businesses and corporations...it seems like common sense to me.
Heaven Gallardo I've worked for zappos for six years and I couldn't be happier! :)
Jimmie Mergelman I love Zappos!!
Anne McKenna Money does not equal happiness, but can happiness equal money? Mind blown!
Sandra Rodriguez I just love Zappo's.... Best customer service anywhere, plus easy as ever returns:)
The Web Has Infinite Possibilities: 'Dear Sophie ' by googlechrome: A father uses the web to share memories with his daughter as she grows up. #Web #googlechrome #Dear_Sophie
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Melinda Yu love that commercial
Linda Thomas What can I say ....my father died years ago,but that is something he would have done..happy tears !
Lisa Norton Love this ad.. Touches so many levels.
Marlee Harris I seriously cry every time I watch this. Cutest thing I've ever seen. :)
Kathrine Hefter Cute commercial!
Brain Rules by John Medina, molecular biologist, shares how we can use current knowledge of how the brain works to transform our everyday lives. Ex. Vision trumps all the other senses. Application: Knowing how much more effective visuals are than text or speech can improve a presentation. #Science #Brain #John_Medina #Brain_Rules
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Blissful Writer I read this book. Great book.
Tori Polk That's a no brainer ;-)!
'Omotenashi' in Japanese means offering a service without expectation of any returned favor, and the ability to actualize that idea into an action. Similar in meaning to 'hospitality' in English, it however arises from a deeper part of human consciousness. by japanwallpaper #Japan #Omotenashi #japanwallpaper
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Evdokia Siberian That would be a great logo: having no expectations brings no disappointment... actually I live by that rule for a long time.... care for others because it makes YOU feel good!
Listening is an Act of Love: 'StoryCorps grew out of a very simple idea: we wanted to provide Americans of all backgrounds and beliefs with the opportunity to record their life stories.' To date over 40,000 interviews with more than 80,000 participants have participated. #Story_Corps #Dave_Isay #Oral_History
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Doga Yonv My story would be like a jerry springer re-run :( LOL
Jeanne Marino Every Friday in Chicago on WBEZ radio. Puts life in perspective pretty quickly. Love Story Corps
Jennifer Heinz These are played on our local Public TV station- I love watching them!
Rene'e Bangi so cute
Amy Jane Werner The book is great!
FUTURE FASHION WHITE PAPERS by Leslie Hoffman and Earth Pledge: With a preface by Diane Von Furstenberg, this collection of essays from international contributors, including designers, manufacturers, farmers, professors, models, business owners, and creative directors, aims to educate people in sustainable fashion and show how style and sustainability can coexist. via ecouterre #Fashion #Sustainability #Earth_Pledge #Leslie_Hoffman #ecouterre
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Triggerfish by Sensimed is a smart contact lens embedded with a strain gauge and a wireless MEMS sensor for monitoring intraocular pressure in patients being monitored for glaucoma. (Currently a pressure check entails an office visit and is but a single point in time. In the old days, patients were admitted to the hospital for hourly pressure readings by the hapless resident on call.) It is under clinical trial. #Triggerfish #Sensimed #Glaucoma #Medical_Technology #Contact_Lens
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Malinda Mills Deborah...It would probably be dependent on each patient. I've had glaucoma for the past 5+ yrs, and the affected eye seldom, if ever, red/irritated. This probably would have saved my vision as -- even with pressure checks -- my pressure more than doubled at one point and I never felt it.
Georgianna Kent-Mrsny HMMM! Am being monitored now for pre-glaucoma - might be a good thing to check in to.
Marci Aurila This is fantastic! ♥ the person who developed this!
Karen Lautenschlager I have had glaucoma for almost 5 years in just my right eye, crazy thing is it's "low" pressure glaucoma. I had surgery 4 months ago, and I was truly impressed with the surgeon, her knowledge and precision. I can tell my pressure is a little off, so I visited her yesterday to have it checked, and it had dropped 2. Since it is so incredibly important to keep your pressure as stable as possible, a new product that will allow you to know without have the pressure checked at the dr's office would be amazing!
Kathrine Hefter Amazing!
Teach Me How to Sea is a Kickstarter project by Mara Bresnahan, a nurse at the Perkins School for the Blind, to debunk pre-conceived notions that people with sensory disabilities are less able to experience the many pleasures of life. Her goal is to create a documentary film about twenty inspiring, graduating students with various visual, cognitive and physical disabilities who embark on a cruise for their senior trip. Check out the video. #Teach_Me_How_to Sea #Mara_Bresnahan #Kickstarter
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Julie Nolan A friend of mine is working on this film. Nice to see it getting attention!
Nancy Dorsey This is fabulous!
Catadioptric lens by Nanophotonics combines a reflective lens with a refractive lens to produce a 151 degree field of view without the distortion of a fisheye. A modification of this produces a 280 degree field of view has been used to simulate the eye of a honeybee. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.... #Optics #Honey_Bee #Catadioptric_Lens #Nanophotonics #W_Sturzl
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Sherrie Lyle Lann Sounds like french to me lol
Susan Allen Cool picture -- but makes me queasy!
Dancing Baby (1996) by Kinetix: Baby Cha Cha was a silent animated GIF and one of the earliest web memes and predated high speed internet connections which allowed the transfer of videos and large image files. via smithsonianmag.com #Dancing_Baby #Baby_Cha_Cha #Kinetix #Meme #smithsonianmag
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Dawn Comford-Wilcox I did love ally Mcbeal though!
Asia Andersen This baby scared me when i was younger.
Yvette Glover That is just plain disturbing
Lila Goff I loved the dancing baby.
Sheila Graham i thought it was the creepiest thing i'd seen...still do
TEDxCMU -- Luis von Ahn -- Duolingo: The Next Chapter in Human Computation: 1.2 billion people in the world today are striving to learn a new language. With Duolingo you can learn a new language with real content for free while simultaneously helping translate the whole web. Genius! #Language #Duolingo #Luis_von_Ahn #Human_Computation #TED
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Lion Heart i can't wait to learn a new lingo!!!
Sophie Miller Brilliant mind; pleased to follow
Chasing Fire This is absolutely amazing! True genius!
Mari Nordskog This is so clever!
Kathie Stiles Brilliant. Thanks for posting this.
'Imagine' That: Fostering Creativity In The Workplace by Fresh Air from WHYY, npr: Listen to the story. #Imagination #Creativity #Jonah_Lehrer #Fresh_Air _npr
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Tersa Garcia Watched him on Dylan Ratigan, brilliant guy.
Susan Hicklin great interview. anxious to read the book
'How Creativity Works': It's All In Your Imagination by NPR Staff, All Things Considered: Listen to the Story. #Creativity #npr #All_Things_Considered #Robert_Siegel #Jonah_Lehrer
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Marnie - Carrots Are Orange Love the image. Such an important topic!
Claudia Gregory Very interesting...thanks.
Robin Kent as colorful as the mind...
Lauren Bradley Oh my goodness, this is so true!
宇宙 浩瀚 colorful
Robojelly is made of a shape memory allow, wrapped with carbon nanotubes coated with platinum powder and is powered by heat (produced by chemical reactions between hydrogen, oxygen and platinum) which in tyrn reshapes the artificial 'muscles'. Sponsored by the US Office of Naval Research via latimes and bbc.co. Great video! #Robot #Robojelly #latimes #bbc_co #Technology
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Beth Wall huh.........
Andrea Hughes And so the robot wars begin...
Penny-Elizabeth Neil one step closer to my very own android!
Carrie Schaefer I don't get it....
Cathe Maples huh...........
The Pasta-Shaped Radio Waves That Promise Infinite Bandwidth by Jamie Condliffe, gizmodo: 'Twisting' radio waves about their axis could significantly increase bandwidth. #Physics #Radio_Waves_Channel_Encoding #Bandwidth #Favrizio_Tamburini #Jamie_Condliffe #gizmodo
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J Lisa Davis intriguing
J Lisa Davis intriguing
Magnetic soap could clean up oil spills by Jacob Aron, newscientist: A soap that responds to magnetic fields could be used to clean up oil spills without leaving behind detergents that can harm surrounding wildlife. #Oil_Spill #Magnetic_Soap #newscientist #Jacob_Aron
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Penny-Elizabeth Neil Years and years ago I remember an Australian uni student inventing a powder like jelly (jello) crystals that did the same thing, that was never taken up. of course that was way back when only hippies cared about oil spills, now everyone does!
Annie Heineck gooo magnetics!!
Luanne Campbell-Howard Fantastic. well done
Esther YES!!!!!
Stacey Wadkins Fantastic! Brilliant idea!
Ice Typography by Nicole Dextras: Made of ice, the word VIEW stands 6' high. The high winds off Lake Ontario sometimes blew individual letters over before they had time to melt. #Installation #Ice_Typography #Nicole_Dextras
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Switch 100 watt Equivalent LED Light Bulb: LED Bulb with incandescent light quality which projects ini multiple directions, has a fast 'on', and is dimmable, and recyclable. The LED is housed in a self-cooling environment enabling maximal brightness. #LED #Switch_Lighting #gizmag
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Pamela Lloyd Great idea! See Slate's article about this bulb, complete with cost-benefit analysis, at http://www.slate.com/articl....
Solar Powered Oil Drum Computers by Unicef provide internet service for the first time to rural communities in Uganda #Unicef #Computers #Uganda #Solar_Computer
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Bio-Light by Philips is a concept design and consists of hand-blown glass cells containing bioluminescent bacteria and their food source, composting sludge. #Philips #Bio_Light #Bioluminescent _Bacteria
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The HASTAC/MacArthur Foundation’s Badges for Lifelong Learning Competition, launched in collaboration with the Mozilla Foundation, focuses on digital badges as a means to inspire learning, confirm accomplishment, or validate the acquisition of knowledge or skills. Here is a good article in the NYTimes tinyurl.com/... #Digital_Learning #HASTAC_MacArthur_Foundation_Badges_for_Lifelong_Learning #Education
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Dinnerware Made from Fallen Leaves by verterra: After collecting fallen leaves that would normally be burned, we apply steam, heat and pressure to transform the leaves into durable products that will naturally compost in 2 months. #Dinnerware #Leaves #Verterra #Green
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Rachael Smaltz I'm actually using verterra for my wedding! It's awesome!
Gina Ray excellent idea!
Jean Holt gorgeous!
Judy Purcell @ Savoring Today These remind me of the bamboo plates at Whole Foods, very cool.
Lauren Langone I used these for my wedding...they looked elegant and there were no dishes to clean up :)
Gemasolar in Fuentes de Andalucia, Spain is a thermosolar plant which turns sunshine to electricity at night via a 'battery' that stores energy as molten salts. via newscientist #Thermosolar #Gemasolar. Fuentes_de_Andalucia #Spain
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Digital Tech Daily Amazing
Google, which has been carbon neutral since 2007 is working in collaboration with Duke University and Duke Energy poo-powered methane power plant. Using poop from the 9,000 hogs, the facility can produce enough electric power to run 35 homes for an entire year. #GOOGLE #Duke #Methane_Power_Plant #Pig_Poop
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princess Wow! yippi for poo!
Andrea Owens wt heck ?
Taylor Casey i ♥ poop
Joseph Louthan Bacon and electricity? What can't the humble pig do?
Matthew Bird the idea stinks if you ask me :)
White Roof Project: Greenpeace's new ad campaign to promote painting roofs with reflective white paint to conserve energy and cool down local environments. #Greenpeace #White_Roof_Project #Energy_Conservation
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Kristine Shafer pretty sure it's photo shopped :)
Robin Richards Take a hint Phoenix!!!
Whitney no offense, cause this is cute and all. but that's not going to help.
Sharon Turner I disagree, @Whitney, We got a new white roof - (Vinyl on a flat-roof Eichler) in the Sacramento region two years ago and our air conditioning bills decreased by $215.00 per month. I'm now a believer!!
Whitney right. but you didn't paint it. just painting won't do anything.
Botanicalls: Moisture sensors in a plant's soil trigger messages (tweeted or read by a recorded human voice) sent to you via wifi. Both distress calls and notes of thanks are sent. Botanicalls are featured in MOMA's 'Talk to Me' Exhibit featuring designs which enhance communication. #MOMA #Botanicalls #Plants
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PatientSecure is a system which scans a patient's vein patterns with a near infra red light to match their identities with their electronic medical records. Broadlawns Medical Center in Des Moines, IA is the first major medical center in Iowa to adopt the system.via Ann Tracy Mueller, healthcarecommunication #ID #PatientSecure #Palm_Scan #Broadlawns_Medical_Center #Des_Moines #Iowa
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Gail Rogers Interesting!
Laurie Utzig ^ha! I said the same thing outloud! LOL
Instant Fireplace by Napoleon via familycircle: Electric wall fireplace which mounts like a flat screen TV, looks just like the real thing and operates with a remote. $720 Find it here: tinyurl.com/... #Electric_Fireplace #Napoleon_Quality_Fireplaces
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Zita Brunson-Johnston this is $149 at Sams Club
Amanda Titus @Brandi Riggs this is hilarious
Jane Wang @Zita Brunson-Johnston Thanks! Good to know.
Cara Lawson you can by one of these at Sam's Club for a lot less than that price-more like 100-200 bucks!
Portable Spot Cleaner by Adrian Namkovecky: The halves of this device are placed on either side of a garment, sandwiching a stain which is then cleaned by negative ions and steam. This instant laundry device is the winner of the Electrolux Design Lab 2011. I wonder if it works. #Laundry_Device #Portable_Spot_Cleaner #Adrian_Mankovecky
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Evelyn D holy s&$#!!!! That's a thing now?!
Janine Paulino perfect no chemicals
Cell Phones Could Help Doctors Stay Ahead Of An Epidemic by Christopher Joyce, NPR: Tracking and mapping the locations of cell phone usage by Linus Bengtsson at Sweden's Karolinska Institute was invaluable in identifying areas in need of aid post earthquake in Haiti in 2010 and determining where to send disaster relief teams. @Geoff Dudgeon You might be interested in this. #Cell_Phones #Disaster_Relief #Haiti_Earthquake #Linus_Bengtsson
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Crowded Pool by Mark Wilson via nationalgeographic.com: To keep tables and chairs from blowing away, outdoor furniture was intentionally submerged in a beachfront hotel's swimming pool in Ocean City, MD ahead of Hurricane Irene. #Hurricane_Irene #Swimming_Pool #Mark_Wilson #nationalgeographic
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Transcribe It We always put the furniture in the pool - yes, in Florida - and it never floated away. t worked out quite well. Thankfully, this wasn't a storm where that was necessary.
Linda Creviston Won't it get wet? ;)
Suzi Holler Just be careful what kind you put in there; some types, even if seemingly plastic- or resin-based, will warp when wet for too long. (I'll let you guess how I learned this lesson in Orlando during The Summer Of Four Hurricanes...)
Ashley Case How many chairs and how many tables are in that pool? Scary.
Hélène Métivier They're gonna be really clean after that!
Google 2-Step Verification: Advanced Security for Your Google Account by Owais Ahmed: Takes only about 15 minutes to install and hopefully adds another layer of security against endless headaches. #Security #Google #@_Step_Verification #Owais_Ahmed
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World Heath Organization Declares That Cell Phones May Cause Cancer by Mike Chin, Inhabitat: This controversy just doesn't seem to go away. Maybe just to be on the safe side, a headset is a good idea. #WHO #Cell_Phone
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SportsArt’s S770 Pinnacle Trainer: Generate energy as you exercise to feed excess electricity back into the power grid. via inhabitat.com #Exercise #SportsArt_Pinnacle_Trainer #Green
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Vanessa Roberts What grid do you feed it back to?
Jane Wang @Vanessa Roberts: Don't know if this helps: "The machine has a built-in heart rate monitor and on-board computer for tracking your progress, which are all powered by the trainer itself. There’s never any need to plug it into a wall. Unless your home is setup to allow devices to feed electricity back into the grid, since the S770 features an external power inverter that generates electricity from your workout. Apparently up to 2,000 watts during a rigorous session, which can potentially save you thousands of dollars on your power bills if you stay dedicated to using the machine throughout the year." http://tinyurl.com/5r6...
Turmeric Bomb Detector by Popular Science: Researchers at the University of Massachusetts said turmeric-based sensors could detect small amounts of explosives in a room, down to 80 parts per billion. So what if you were eating curry before your flight? #Bobo_Detector #Turmeric
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Vertical Farm Project by SOA Architects via Discover Magazine #Agriculture #Vertical_Farm #SOA_Architects
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Paper Alarm Clock by Miquel Mora: This concept design uses printed electronics which allows processors, displays and batteries to be created on flat and flexible surfaces such as paper. Turn off the clock by scrunching the paper. #Paper_Alarm_Clock #Miquel_Mora #Printed_Electronics
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Cindy Proctor Wow.
Underwater Kite Turbines Harvest Energy from Ocean Waves by Minesto #Energy #Ocean_Waves #Minesto
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The Stanford Bunny is a computer graphics rendering of a 3D scan of a model ceramic rabbit in 1994 resulting in an array of 69,451 triangles. Here it is rendered in folded metalby a team at MIT. #Stanford_Bunny #MIT
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QuaDror by Dror Bensjetrit is a new structural system of space truss geometry with numerous and flexible design capabilities including dividing, dwelling, trestle, fenestration and artistic installation. #QuaDror #Geometry #Space_Truss #Dror_Benshetrit
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Relief Housing by Dror Benshetrit utilizing QuaDror space truss geometry. #Housing #Dror_Benshetrit #QuaDror
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Nano Hummingbird: A tiny drone aircraft with a wingspan of 16 cm and weight of 19 g which can move quickly in almost any direction while recording with a videocamera. #Nano_Hummingbird #Drone #Air_Craft
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Laser Eraser: Hmm, I guess this entails beaming two lasers towards each other in such a way that they cancel each other out with some residual energy being dissipated as heat? Maybe someone else can explain it better!
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Swiss Miss Tina Roth Eisenberg is using Pinterest to share her collection of sleek, minimalistic conference tables with her readers and to invite them to add recommendations. What a great idea!
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Leveraged Freedom Chair Sport by Amos Winter, Jake Childs and Jung Tak: The original LFC was developed to enable mobility for the disabled in developing countries. This upscale model focuses on lightweight performance.
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Bright LIght Headset by Valkee Oy beams a full speictrum LED light at the bone near the outer ear reversing the effects of SAD in a clinical study in Finland.
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EverTune Bridge: The lever and spring system maintains constant string tension, keeping this guitar in tune. I wonder when they'll make one for a cello!
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$720.00
liza Succotash sooo, men dont care about cleanliness as much as they care about drowning a fly in urine?
Richard Carter Bullseye !
Doris Winston Remember.. they potty train little boys with Cherios in the toilet.
Jeanne Freeborn Bourdet I've always thought someone should make urinals like the carnival games where you shoot the water into the clown head
Natalie Reynolds I've been trying to find one of these to put in my own toilet to "help" my son with his aim :) Can't find them anywhere!