March 5, 2010

Quite the cast…

February 21, 2010
Great interactive website - especially for people who love charts and data.
www.gapminder.org

Great interactive website - especially for people who love charts and data.

www.gapminder.org

February 20, 2010

Great talk by Aimee Mullins at TEDMED 2009.

February 20, 2010
jayparkinsonmd:

ilovecharts:

Diet products.
via bettystorm

jayparkinsonmd:

ilovecharts:

Diet products.

via bettystorm

February 20, 2010
The Happiness Project

The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun by Gretchen Rubin

I consider myself a happy person, but I always felt happier after reading this book. It’s a quick read that contains a great deal of wisdom - most of it obvious, but often overlooked. It may not make depressed people happy, but it will make happy people happier. View all my reviews »

January 31, 2010
Random rules for ideas worth spreading

If you’ve got an idea worth spreading, I hope you’ll consider this random assortment of rules. Like all rules, some are made to be broken, but still…

[via Seth Godin’s Blog]

January 29, 2010
fred-wilson:

Status THIS - Check-In, Please

fred-wilson:

Status THIS - Check-In, Please

January 25, 2010
10 cost effective preventive medicine services

Here are the top 10 preventive services. These items were chosen by the National Commission on Prevention Priorities, and highlight those preventive services including immunizations, screenings, preventive medications, and counseling that give “the most bang for the buck.”

[via KevinMD.com]

January 24, 2010
"Obama should make the centerpiece of his presidency mobilizing a million new start-up companies that won’t just give us temporary highway jobs, but lasting good jobs that keep America on the cutting edge…Without inventing more new products and services that make people more productive, healthier or entertained — that we can sell around the world — we’ll never be able to afford the health care our people need, let alone pay off our debts."

More (Steve) Jobs, Jobs, Jobs, Jobs by Thomas Friedman

[via Fred Wilson]