Tag: global

  • Genetically Modified Organisms | Norman Borlaug

    Norman Borlaug was a scientist. His work on genetically modified organisms has saved over a billion people from starvation so far. Most were a different race from him. He didn’t want the praise. He didn’t want the money. He didn’t want to be worshiped. His only motive was human compassion. And you’ve probably never heard…

  • The Three Dimensions of Wellness

    I’ve reduced the Seven Dimensions of Wellness to merely three. I’ve done this for two reasons. First, I’ve harbored a strong sense that there are three for years and it’s time to publish and further develop the sense. Second, seven is too many; seriously, as a general rule, keep your lists to cascaded sets of…

  • Travel Hacking Basics

    All credit to Chris Guillebeau, creator of the online manifesto “A Brief Guide to World Domination”. http://chrisguillebeau.com/3×5/ The following is taken directly from Chris Guillebeau’s book: The Art of Non-Conformity: Set Your Own Rules, Live The Life You Want, and Change The World Travel Hacking Basics Once you earn elite status with one airline, you…

  • The Search for Meaning, Two Questions, and a Legacy Project

    All credit to Chris Guillebeau, creator of the online manifesto “A Brief Guide to World Domination”. http://chrisguillebeau.com/3×5/ The following is taken directly from Chris Guillebeau’s book: The Art of Non-Conformity: Set Your Own Rules, Live The Life You Want, and Change The World “Ambition is not a vice of little people.” – Michel de Montaigne…

  • Tarahumara: Legendary Native Runners of Mexico

    This rare video contains footage from the 1960s and 1930s of the Tarahumara playing their running game. The majority of the video is a documentary footage of a small Tarahumara “community in the transitional zone between the Sierra upland country and the deep canyons to the South.”

  • British Petroleum (NYSE:BP) (Part 1)

    Who is British Petroleum? (Wikipedia) British Petroleum (BP) is the UK’s largest corporation and is the fourth largest company in the world. It is one of six “supermajors” or vertically integrated private sector oil exploration, natural gas, and petroleum product marketing company. What are they doing to The Gulf of Mexico? (Wikipedia) On 20 April…