Truth and Beauty

April 4, 2010 Education
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There is truth and beauty to be found in the greatest and smallest of things. Reflect for a moment on the life of a single cell, which by itself can exist as an independent organism capable of reproduction and interaction with its environment which we call life.
Some cells only live for a few hours while others [...]

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Always Be Unreasonable

January 22, 2010 Personal
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“The problem with the rat race is that even if you win, you’re still a rat.” – Lily Tomlin
This post is dedicated to Tim Ferriss, lifestyle design entrepreneur and author of the 4-Hour Workweek. I was lucky enough to meet him in San Francisco, June of 2007 before anyone had heard [...]

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Everything’s Amazing and Nobody’s Happy

January 12, 2010 Philosophy
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Could our comedians also be philosophers of the 21st century? Watch comedian Louis CK in this hilarious talk, “we live in an amazing world and it’s wasted on the crappiest generation of just spoiled idiots that just don’t care.” It’s funny and wise because it’s so true!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r1CZTLk-Gk

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My Experience of Innovation

November 9, 2009 Education
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Innovation is popular if not well understood, we recognise it when we see it and every man, his dog and their company aspires to be innovative. To cite Wikipedia, “an innovation is a new way of doing something. It may refer to incremental and emergent or radical and revolutionary changes in thinking, products, processes, or [...]

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A Sophisticated Education

October 19, 2009 Education
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Here’s what your teachers probably never taught you in school.
In ancient Greece, the name Sophist was given to teachers who specialised in the teaching of philosophy and rhetoric. Since Athenian democracy gave every citizen the opportunity to speak on national affairs, advancement in politics was largely dependent upon an individual’s rhetorical skills and their ability [...]

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The Mystery of Qi

September 25, 2009 Health
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With so much talk and debate about health reform in the news lately, it may help to broaden your views of medicine by watching this eye-opening documentary by Bill Moyers. My mum has been showing this video to her first year Chinese medicine students for decades and it’s sure to make you re-think what you [...]

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Stop Giving to Poverty

September 21, 2009 Economics
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I am increasingly finding that aid to Africa and developing countries is becoming an umbrella term, which to most people in the developed world is an issue that’s actually as clear as mud. It’s fantastic that celebrities such as Bono and co. are championing the cause but I feel that there is an important gap [...]

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The Tao of Pooh

September 17, 2009 Philosophy
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I think philosophy is hard to digest at the best of times, but this clever book by Benjamin Hoff really makes the Chinese philosophy of Taoism easy to understand, practical to apply and above all, fun to read.
Amongst the many teachings and ideas harboured by Taoism is the principle of being happy by living harmoniously. [...]

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