Grab bag of links
Yes, I know it's only been a day, but my "to post" folder has gotten pretty full lately. So here's another round.
1. The vendor-client relationship in real-world situations (2-minute video) -- what would happen if you treated your hairdresser or waiter the way some companies treat their graphic designers or photographers? Something like this, probably.
2. The secret powers of time (10-minute video) -- very cleverly animated video based around a talk by Philip Zimbardo. It's about our perceptions of time and how that affects the way we act in the world. (If you like this video, there are about a half-dozen RSAnimate videos that are equally good.)
3. The monkey business illusion (2-minute video) -- Count the number of times the white team passes the ball. Worth watching, especially if you've seen the original video.
4. You can't trust science! (4.5-minute video) -- nice rebuttal of that particular brand of fundamentalist that screams "you can't trust science!" Unfortunately, probably none of them will ever watch this video.
5. How to land a guest post every time -- while I don't usually try to write guest posts on other people's blogs, this is a really useful set of tips.
6. Birds on the wires (1.5-minute video) -- what would happen if you used the positions of birds sitting on the telephone and power cables as the basis for musical notation? What would it sound like? Kinda whimsical, actually.
7. The worst first page of a book I've ever read -- in the "so bad it's mindboggling" category, the absolute worst first page of any book I've ever read. And I've read a lot of books. Part of me wishes I could read more. Most of me really doesn't.
1. The vendor-client relationship in real-world situations (2-minute video) -- what would happen if you treated your hairdresser or waiter the way some companies treat their graphic designers or photographers? Something like this, probably.
2. The secret powers of time (10-minute video) -- very cleverly animated video based around a talk by Philip Zimbardo. It's about our perceptions of time and how that affects the way we act in the world. (If you like this video, there are about a half-dozen RSAnimate videos that are equally good.)
3. The monkey business illusion (2-minute video) -- Count the number of times the white team passes the ball. Worth watching, especially if you've seen the original video.
4. You can't trust science! (4.5-minute video) -- nice rebuttal of that particular brand of fundamentalist that screams "you can't trust science!" Unfortunately, probably none of them will ever watch this video.
5. How to land a guest post every time -- while I don't usually try to write guest posts on other people's blogs, this is a really useful set of tips.
6. Birds on the wires (1.5-minute video) -- what would happen if you used the positions of birds sitting on the telephone and power cables as the basis for musical notation? What would it sound like? Kinda whimsical, actually.
7. The worst first page of a book I've ever read -- in the "so bad it's mindboggling" category, the absolute worst first page of any book I've ever read. And I've read a lot of books. Part of me wishes I could read more. Most of me really doesn't.
