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In the spirit of a new year and a focus on new horizons, then a first good link is to Lifehacker‘s sum-up of different free online courses. A few highlights:
A source not mentioned: Udemy on Social entrepreneurship for example, but you can make a search for other free courses.
Jiro Dreams of Sushi is about something as simple and yet complicated as doing better. It is an amazing and inspiring documentary with intricate and delicate movement in it. Not about money, but about pride in what you do. The movie appeals to so many sides in people. It is for those interested in food, photography, cinematography, music, and maybe most importantly, the human aspects of defining success – and the price of perfection. Continue reading
Again something that rules as to being simple, functional and aesthetic: the list-keeping app called Clear. Maybe not an obvious choice to stand by, in a world that offers more and more options. But I understand it and even more so after having tried this app for a while.
The whole idea revolves around simple feedback in the form of gradient colours, vibration, and sounds. A combined visual, tactile and auditive experience, which stimulates basic human senses in a varied and still holistic way. As a surprise, quotes also show up, but elegantly. I think it makes it rather fun and almost musical to make and maintain such a simple thing as a list.
This is an extremely well done video (in terms of narrative and animation) by Adesias about our generation (people born between 1980 and 2000) – the Generation Y.
Thanks to the Internet, we have at our disposal new & constant access to information and new ways of exchanging knowledge and socializing. This powerful and illustrative video really makes one think about the drastic changes in the past decade.
More videos in their portfolio on their site and on vimeo.
This is such a fun social media strategy by Donnelyn Curtis, director of the University of Nevada’s research collections.
She uses Facebook profiles to give reincarnated lives online to students from the 1910s, Leola Lewis (the photo above is taken from her profile) and Joe McDonald.
(UPDATE: Unfortunately, as could be predicted, the profiles have been taken down, even if there is definitely much potential in this kind of thinking - see end of this post)
Have you ever had a dream to dive and glide like a dolphin in the water? If you have, then here’s a device to help you fulfill your dream!
I recommend that you check out the very cool video, as you’ll be tempted to give it a go!
Franky Zapata has invented just the thing and new sport with this water jet-powered Flyboard meant to allow you to swim like a dolphin, fly like a bird and most importantly take pleasure in the water like a kid!
Via Dn.se.
To move means amongst other definitions to change position, or to make someone or something change position.