Dreaming Friday Brainfood (and Fun)

Friday again.... so a little 'food' for the brain and the spirit!


The theme is dreaming...

Honda's Asimo conducting an orchestra...


Speaking of dreams... let me introduce you to one of my heroes, Dr V... At 58 he decided to eradicate needless blindness in India... 

Start with an Outrageous Dream. Ozzie politicians PLEEEEASE note: we really can do health care differently!  PS Grab a coffee - this one's about 30minutes...it starts a tad slow, but is well worth it!

If you'd rather read: check out this article about Dr V as a Leaders : 
The Perfect Vision of Dr. V.

If you've not discovered ABC Australia's wonderful Dust Echoes, make your life better by here (when you get to the site, click anywhere on the image, watch and wonder...) 

Dust Echoes

And finally, some fun dreaming:

Have a great weekend!

Friday Lite

It's Friday.... wind down time... too cold and blustery outside to go fishing... so time for some fun...

1. A very cool computer program:


2. A very funny (and wayyyyy too familiar) Eddy Izzard observation on how TV/movies SHOULD show life with computers ...  if you've never been to the place Eddie describes here, you're living a charmed life!

BTW a strong language warning applies here - I mean, after all it IS about how frustrating life with computers can be: 

So, if you find cursing/swearing offensive please skip this video.

Eddie Izzard on Computers

3. If, rather than lightening up, you actually want some brain food after a week of dross... here's something to get you thinking.... He's not the most exciting presenter....he's a scientist remember...it takes years in recovery programs to get over it (she says as a recovering scientist herself), but at about the 13 minute mark, he shares some mind blowing research on malaria. So start it up, go grab a coffee, wander back and pick it up at 13minutes...

If this turns you on and you are interested in pollution, ecofuel or the flu... check out another TED talk by a fungal scientist by the name of Stamets at http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/258... once again, the first 7 minutes are overly complex...but tune in at about the 7.5minute mark for some amaaaaaazing stuff!

I reckon it's worth thinking about how this might apply to the transmission and domestication of wild and toxic ideas (after all we use the expression 'germ of an idea') - how you might get toxic ideas to evolve toward mildness rather than virulence.
4. Finally, the fabulous Yolngu boys doing Zorba - the best tonic on the planet when you're feeling jaded!! 



Hope you enjoy!