Mind Control: Morning Report 01/21/14
"Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present." - Jim Rohn
Pictured Above: Sunrise from Inspiration Point in Channel Islands National Park, a little ways off of Ventura, California.
Relevant and less-than-relevant goings-on from around the interwebs:
- Mind Control: Telekinetic relaxation. Mapping the way your human brain reacts to visuals. And the lobotomy of a robot brain and this is what it looks like. [NPR, PSMag, Fast.Co Labs]
- Bet on It: How the Zappos CEO turned Las Vegas into an oasis for startups. [Wired]
- Space Jam: Exploring the final frontier's financial limits. [NYT]
- We're Not Alone: New discovery in stardust suggests life is universal. [New Scientist]
- Think, Progress: Bill Gates's annual letter addresses obstructive myths that surround poor nations and block the growth of developing countries. [Gates Foundation]
- Stop Looking at Me: Are you normal? Here's how to tell — and why it's not necessarily a good thing if you are. [Esquire]
- Call and Response: After a thunderous post-game interview following a game-winning pass breakup, trash talking cornerback Richard Serman pens a letter to his critics, and a brand rides the wake with a well-timed commercial. [MMQB, PolicyMic]
- Gaming Change: The Tribeca Film Festival to feature the transformative power of video games. [Forbes]
Also, did you know... Astronauts on the International Space Station see 15 sunrises a day. [Space.com]