We can’t resist featuring some Valentine-themed picks with our Lifestyle blogs this week, even if we are off by a day. From big tech’s advantage in the business of love to the best movie choices for those enjoying singledom. For those who found love a while ago we also feature an article with the 11 best books for raising adventurous kids.
On the related topic of the future of humankind we also feature an in-dept New Yorker article on Yuval Noah Harari.
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We didn’t envisage Tesla making it into the self-improvement category of our Lifestyle features but here it is with lessons on innovation. We also feature clean energy in a blog on efforts to tap potentially unlimited, but hard-to-reach, gases deep below the earth’s surface.
On health and fitness this week we feature tips on winter running and why potatoes are better carbs than pasta.
Finally, we feature a fabulous list of book recommendations from the New York Public Library, released in honour of its 125-year anniversary. It has an uncanny overlap with our movie recommendations for this week with Harry Potter recommended on both.
Enjoy!
Bilal
Lessons from Tesla’s Approach to Innovation (Harvard Business Review, 6 min read) While Tesla may not be profitable, it has been clever in creating “innovation capital”. Its headline grabbing announcements are clever and its production strategy is all about bring innovation into the market.
Fail productively… how to turn yourself into a super-learner (Guardian, 5 min read) More productive learning can be achieved by; taking a “pre-test” quiz to prime the brain, teaching someone else what you have just learned, creating your own sample test questions, switching between topics, keeping active, switching study rooms and doing nothing (which doesn’t mean watching TV!)
Why Aren’t More Highly Intelligent People Rich? A Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Says Another Factor Matters a Lot More (Inc, 2 min read) The relationship between individuals’ income levels is determined by self-discipline and perseverance rather than intelligence, i.e factors within our control.
Are all sources of carbohydrates created equal? (EurekAlert, 2 min read) Substituting potatoes (non-fried) for refined grains such as pasta, rice or bread can improve an individual’s overall healthy index score given the fiber and other nutrients contained in a potato.
How to Run When It’s Unbearably Cold Outside (GQ, 4 min read) From extending your warm-up, avoiding layering on too many clothes, thinking time not distance, watching out for ice and remembering to cool down, these top tips will leave you no excuse to avoid an outside run during the winter.
Map of Areas Most Often Missing During Handwashing (Kottke, 2 min read) Although the exact transmission of the coronavirus is still being identified with confirmed cases now in excess of 70,000 the importance of hand washing cannot be emphasised enough. Findings from research are that fingertips are often missed.
China’s students will now study online because coronavirus has shut schools (MIT Technology Review, 1 min read) With the new school term suspended indefinitely China’s government, with help of the largest tech and telecoms companies, will use technology to ensure pupils don’t miss out. Younger children can tune in to state-run TV while older kids will access online lessons.
This Team Wants To Capture Unlimited Energy From Inside The Earth (Futurism, 1 min read) Digging to what is known as the K horizon could allow us to tap in to a potentially unlimited supply of clean energy underneath the earth’s surface. But only if the digging process does not trigger an earthquake along the way.
Why Witchcraft Is on the Rise (The Atlantic, 8 min read) Witchcraft is apparently an increasingly mainstream (and lucrative) profession with online classes and rankings for best witch. And it’s also anti-Trump with spells to rein in the president’s power.
5 Reasons Your Couples Portraits May Look Awkward (And How To Prevent It) (PetaPixel, 2 min read) Some tips to perfect the half-term skiing snaps. My favourite: “move our subjects closer together”.
The slow death of French cheese (UnHerd, 6 min read) Whether its EU regulation, domestic policy or the companies dominating the French dairy market, the variety and character of French cheese is increasingly diminished. Particularly so for cheese made with raw milk, or “lait cru”.
10 Great Sci-Fi Movies to Watch When You’re Sick (Gizmodo, 6 min read) From old classics like ET (a favourite in my house) or The Muppets, to newer releases like Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, this selection of Sci-FI movies will keep you curled up on the sofa on an off day.
The New York Public Library Creates a List of 125 Books That They Love (Open Culture, 3 min read) The library’s quasquicentennial – or 125th anniversary – has inspired this list of 125 books from the past 125 years. The only children’s book on the list is Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Should I watch the movie or read the book first?!
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