January 2012
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An open letter to Washington from Artists and...
wilwheaton:
neil-gaiman:
We, the undersigned, are musicians, actors, directors, authors, and producers. We make our livelihoods with the artistic works we create. We are also Internet users.
We are writing to express our serious concerns regarding the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA).
As creative professionals, we experience copyright infringement on a very...
Imprisoned by the past: Unhappy moods lead to a... →
psychotherapy:
Evidence suggests that mind wandering is a frequent accompaniment to an unhappy mood. Building on such work, two laboratory experiments used mood induction to assess whether the greater frequency of mind wandering in a low mood is also accompanied by a shift towards a focus on events from the past. Experiment 1 induced moods via video and induction of an unhappy mood was associated...
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December 2011
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Improv Rules to Live by:
“Listen, say yes, live in the moment, make sure you play with people who have your back, make big choices early and often. Don’t start a scene where two people are talking about jumping out of a plane.Start the scene having already jumped. If you are scared, look into your partner’s eyes. You will feel better.” - Amy Poehler
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“He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts… for support rather than...”
– Andrew Lang
—not specifically about any candidate, but apt for pretty much all of them.
(via politicalprof)
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