In the summer before I went off to graduate school, I was trying to stack as much money as I possibly could. This included working full time, taking up odd-jobs on Craigslist like helping people move, and tutoring high school students. One day while browsing Craigslist, I came across an ad for work as a…
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2016 Lecture 01 Maps of Meaning: Introduction and Overview
So, welcome to Maps of Meaning. So the first question I guess I might have is, what, why are you here? Anybody got an interesting reason? >>[Student answers: Uh, I want to be able to manipulate reality to my best interests.] >>That’s a good plan.>>[Student answers: Yeah.]>>Except for the manipulate part. [Laughter]>>[Student answers: Maybe my…
The Sky Is Pink – Official Trailer | Priyanka C J, Farhan A, Zaira W, Rohit S | Shonali B | Oct 11
I’ve seen many love stories. Filmy, one-sided, epic. But my favourite, if a little tragic, is the love story of Panda and Moose. You’re dangerous. In a sexy way. – Sexy? – Chaudhary! My great grandma made chilli pickle here. My chilli’s turn now. Shall I pickle you? Cheap pick up line! I can’t share…
Brian Chesky – Startup School 2010
The guys yearly. All right, well thank you for waiting it out and today talk by the first thousand days of air B&B and when they email from Paul Graham he arm after said our eye well, which I talk about in Paul said to talk about when you are powerless in obscure so. On…
I Accidentally Became Famous In Another Country
– Three years ago, I almost became famous in a small Mediterranean country, and this is that story. It all started in 2014, when the world was a simpler, better place. Like, fidget spinners weren’t a thing yet. I was working here at Buzzfeed, writing posts for the site. Basically at Buzzfeed we don’t have…
LGR Tech Tales – The Pocket Calculator Wars
Nowadays, being able to use a device to crunch numbers is taken for granted. And yet, only a generation ago, personal electronic calculators were THE hot item with hundreds of manufacturers selling thousands of different models. During the 1970s there was an all-out war for industry domination among manufacturers. But today, you’ve only got a…
The Economics of Airline Class
This is a Wendover Productions Video made possible by Squarespace–Make your next move with a beautiful website from Squarespace. This video is a bit of a continuation to my last one–Why Planes Don’t Fly Faster. I ended up talking a lot about the Concorde–the supersonic plane–but part of the story was left untold. Even though…
How to Give an Awesome (PowerPoint) Presentation (Whiteboard Animation Explainer Video).
Powerful Presentations: Simply Stated… Around the world every day, thousands if not millions of people give presentations. Some are great, and have a powerful impact on their audiences. Others…well, let’s just say they’re works in progress. This is Powerful Presentations: Simply Stated. Meet Jim, an aspiring professional trying to make it in the world. Jim…
A Grandma Ate Cookie Dough For Lunch Every Week. This Is What Happened To Her Bones.
A Grandma Ate Cookie Dough Every Week For Lunch. This Is What Happened To Her Bones. CC is a 78 year old woman, presenting to the emergency room with night sweats, hot flashes, and insomnia. She tells the admitting nurse that she had unintentionally lost at least 25 pounds over the last 2 months. CC…
The Rise of Fentanyl: Drug Addiction On The I-95 – Two Years On
# Oh, say can you see…? # Get him on the ground. HE GROANS Get him on the ground. Sir! It is the number one public health challenge of our time. Sir! Pulse. MAN CONTINUES TO GROAN It’s not a poor people thing any more, it’s not a inner-city ghetto drug any more, it’s everywhere….