Forest Man
This is Jadav Payeng. He’s a pretty cool, humble guy, who’s made his life’s work planting a forest. [youtube width=”640″]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkZDSqyE1do[/youtube]
Humour
Ripped from today’s headlines.
Your Phone is Ruining Your Conversations
Can’t stand talking to someone who keeps checking their phone? Or, contrariwise, are you the kind of guy who quick-draws his iPhone whenever it buzzes? Chances are, you’re pissing off whomever you’re talking to, and it’s ruining your relationship. In a study published in Environment and Behaviour, researchers found that … Read More
Why You Don’t Shill For Stuff on Facebook
Sites like Facebook have made it easier than ever to share mundane details of our lives with our entire networks. And yet, to the chagrin of marketing and PR agents everywhere, people are pretty reluctant to share their favourite products on Facebook. So what gives? Well, according to a new … Read More
Why Good People in Groups Do Bad Things
You’re probably familiar with mob mentality—people in groups do bad things. A couple of reasons for this are well-explored: people in groups feel more anonymous, and people in groups feel a diminished sense of responsibility for what the group does. Now it’s time for a third reason: people in groups … Read More
Making the News
How does a well-educated man who spent thirty years working as a financial journalist end up homeless?
