I am probably the last one to find out that the Moth has a podcast now. But in case i am not i am posting that fact: The moth has a podcast and i am excited.
Also,
New Google funding award: Project 10^100
To help celebrate its 10th birthday, the ambitious Internet giant is launching an initiative to solicit, and bankroll, fresh ideas it believes could have broad and beneficial impact on people's lives.
does this seem like a good thing for relationships?
Even after controlling for variables such as race, income and education levels, a state's dominant personality turns out to be strongly linked to certain outcomes. Amiable states, like Minnesota, tend to be lower in crime. Dutiful states -- an eclectic bunch that includes New Mexico, North Carolina and Utah -- produce a disproportionate share of mathematicians. States that rank high in openness to new ideas are quite creative, as measured by per-capita patent production. But they're also high-crime and a bit aloof. Apparently, Californians don't much like socializing, the research suggests.As for high-anxiety states, that group includes not just Type A New York and New Jersey, but also states stressed by poverty, such as West Virginia and Mississippi. As a group, these neurotic states tend to have higher rates of heart disease and lower life expectancy.
Turntablist instrument builder Walter Kitundu was awarded one of the MacArthur Genius Awards.
Check out streaming the video that goes with this article. Beautiful, inspiring work:
http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=8440
Another awful idea from the poor losers in the record industry:
Airheads, winner of the first American Maker competition thinger:
Dare to dream!