So geeky!!What do Game of Thrones’ Dothraki, Avatar’s Na’vi, Star Trek’s Klingon and LOTR’s Elvish have in common? They are all fantasy constructed languages, or conlangs. Conlangs have all the delicious complexities of real languages: a high volume of words, grammar rules, and room for messiness and evolution. John McWhorter explains why these invented languages captivate fans long past the rolling credits.
The latest animation of the PBS series Blank on Blank
What does real scientific work look like? As neuroscientist Stuart Firestein jokes: It looks a lot less like the scientific method and a lot more like “farting around … in the dark.” In this witty talk, Firestein gets to the heart of science as it is really practiced and suggests that we should value what we don’t know — or “high-quality ignorance” — just as much as what we know.
There are five mega trends impacting the IT departments of every company: Mobile, Social, Cloud, Apps and Big Data. In this presentation, Vala Afshar reveals ten startling stats for each mega trend.
Results from Adobe’s full U.S. research study, “Digital Distress: What Keeps Marketers Up at Night?,” highlights how marketers lack confidence in their digital marketing prowess, correlate digital marketing proficiency with company performance, and question if they truly know whether or not their marketing is working.
An episode from the Good Life Project featuring the iconic designer Milton Glaser! Via swiss miss
Feel too overwhelmed by networking? Are you an introvert in need of networking tips? This interesting ppt from MarketingProfs will help you to connect
