Contraries

New Blog

2011-07-18T22:29:00.000-07:00

This new blog is dedicated to happyness, yours, mine, everybodies. It will appear once a week,
generally on Monday. Litlle bits and pieces that I run across, condensations, commentaries
and news concerning the new Science of Happiness. Real science not from someone's fantasies.
I invite your own contributions and comments. Jokes and funny stories encouraged.

Be happy just for today, then do it again tomorrow!
NC
Q: What did the fish say when it swam into the concrete wall?
A: Dam(n)!

Morgan Spurlock: The greatest TED Talk ever sold

2011-04-09T23:36:00.000-07:00

Chade-Meng Tan: Everyday compassion at Google

2011-04-09T23:20:00.000-07:00

David Brooks: The social animal

2011-03-14T23:36:00.000-07:00

JR's TED Prize wish: Use art to turn the world inside out

2011-03-06T21:11:00.000-08:00

PowerPoint Comedy 2

2011-03-03T22:31:00.000-08:00

Dopamine Jackpot! Sapolsky on the Science of Pleasure

2011-03-02T21:39:00.000-08:00

Van Jones: Wisconsin and the Return of the American Dream

2011-02-27T19:48:00.000-08:00

Van Jones: Wisconsin and the Return of the American Dream
Vital!

A Real-Market Alternative for a New Economy by David Korten

2011-02-19T20:49:00.000-08:00

A Real-Market Alternative for a New Economy by David Korten

Patricia Kuhl: The linguistic genius of babies

2011-02-18T22:30:00.000-08:00

Creationism Disproved?

2011-02-18T21:16:00.000-08:00

In Hollywood, "Green" Still Means White

2011-02-15T21:55:00.000-08:00

Building Hope - theatrical trailer

2011-02-13T20:54:00.000-08:00

Michael Pawlyn: Using nature's genius in architecture

2011-02-11T20:55:00.000-08:00

Corporate Control? Not in These Communities by Allen D. Kanner

2011-02-06T20:55:00.000-08:00

Corporate Control? Not in These Communities by Allen D. Kanner
Bravo!

Fixing Government: Does America Need a New Operating System?

2011-02-05T21:47:00.000-08:00

RSA Animate - Smile or Die

2011-02-05T00:36:00.000-08:00

Youth Venture's Blog :: Join the Movement!: A Rosa Parks Moment for Education?

2011-02-04T21:34:00.000-08:00

Youth Venture's Blog :: Join the Movement!: A Rosa Parks Moment for Education?
Punishment all out of proportion.

Clinton Slams Bachmann's SOTU Response

2011-02-02T23:34:00.000-08:00

Modern China: More Reagan, Less Mao?

2011-02-01T21:16:00.000-08:00

What Could the FBI Do With Facebook?

2011-02-01T20:51:00.000-08:00

Atheists are Wrong and Evil!

2011-01-31T22:59:00.000-08:00

The criminal truth

2011-01-31T22:01:00.000-08:00

Malcolm Gladwell: What we can learn from spaghetti sauce

2011-01-22T23:21:00.000-08:00

Why the Kings of Bhutan Ride Bicycles by Madhu Suri Prakash — YES! Magazine

2011-01-21T23:23:00.000-08:00

Why the Kings of Bhutan Ride Bicycles by Madhu Suri Prakash — YES! Magazine
Impossible in the USA?

Anders Ynnerman: Visualizing the medical data explosion

2011-01-21T22:21:00.000-08:00

World's Most Amazing Musical Instrument

2011-01-21T00:32:00.000-08:00

TEDxConejo - Joann Kuchera-Morin - 3/27/10

2011-01-20T23:59:00.000-08:00

TEDxConejo - Wrap Up - 03/27/10

2011-01-20T23:32:00.000-08:00

Friedman: Rise of China Another "Sputnik" Moment for U.S.?

2011-01-20T21:32:00.000-08:00

Naomi Klein: Addicted to risk

2011-01-18T23:02:00.000-08:00

Charity Tillemann-Dick: After a lung transplant, an aria

2011-01-18T22:42:00.000-08:00

Words Matter: How Media Can Build Civility or Destroy It by Sarah van Gelder and Brooke Jarvis

2011-01-15T23:37:00.000-08:00

Words Matter: How Media Can Build Civility or Destroy It by Sarah van Gelder and Brooke Jarvis
RelevanT!!

OTL: Veteran's Golf

2011-01-09T19:41:00.000-08:00

Brian Greene: The Search For Hidden Dimensions

2011-01-08T22:32:00.000-08:00

God is funny

2011-01-08T22:11:00.000-08:00

Lesley Hazleton: A "tourist" reads the Koran

2011-01-05T21:26:00.000-08:00

Majora Carter: 3 stories of local eco-entrepreneurship

2011-01-03T22:48:00.000-08:00

Your Money, Your Life, Your Happiness

2010-12-31T22:13:00.000-08:00

Sheryl Sandberg: Why we have too few women leaders

2010-12-28T22:50:00.000-08:00

Origin and Symbolism of Christian Holy Days

2010-12-25T23:48:00.000-08:00

Beyond GDP: How Do We Measure Real Wealth and Happiness? :: Excerpt from The New Good Life by John Robbins

2010-12-24T22:27:00.000-08:00

Beyond GDP: How Do We Measure Real Wealth and Happiness? :: Excerpt from The New Good Life by John Robbins
Great writing.

Equality and the Good Life: Interview with Richard Wilkinson, author of The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better

2010-12-24T22:25:00.000-08:00

Equality and the Good Life: Interview with Richard Wilkinson, author of The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better
Wise!!

Is Astronomy 'Useless'? Why Science Research Matters

2010-12-23T21:17:00.000-08:00

Tea Party UK? Why Europeans Don't Protest Taxation

2010-12-23T21:13:00.000-08:00

Bill Maher's video "Check out my Christmas message t…" on WhoSay

2010-12-21T18:17:00.000-08:00

Bill Maher's video "Check out my Christmas message t…" on WhoSay

Sam Harris Vs Scott Atran Enlightment 2.0

2010-12-20T01:45:00.000-08:00

Is Everything Determined? (2 of 2)

2010-12-19T20:42:00.001-08:00

Is Everything Determined? (1 of 2)

2010-12-19T20:42:00.000-08:00

Rufus Griscom and Alisa Volkman: It's time to explode 4 taboos of parenting

2010-12-17T23:14:00.000-08:00

Diana Laufenberg: How to learn? From mistakes

2010-12-17T01:49:00.000-08:00

Your faith is a joke

2010-12-16T21:22:00.000-08:00

IFAD: Fuel for Thought

2010-12-09T00:55:00.000-08:00

One Story

2010-12-09T00:44:00.000-08:00

Genesis (1 of 8)

2010-12-08T22:41:00.000-08:00

Bart Weetjens: How I taught rats to sniff out land mines

2010-12-04T22:59:00.000-08:00

Marcel Dicke: Why not eat insects?

2010-12-03T23:12:00.000-08:00

Christmas Card from an Atheist

2010-12-03T22:48:00.000-08:00

NASA Director Predicts Mars Settlement by 2060

2010-12-02T21:34:00.000-08:00

The Abrahamic connection

2010-12-02T00:04:00.001-08:00

Brilliant!

William Ury: The walk from "no" to "yes"

2010-12-02T00:04:00.000-08:00

Chinese

2010-11-28T22:42:00.002-08:00

Are you children learning Chinese?

Economy & Trade Opportunities in Asia

2010-11-28T22:42:00.000-08:00

New York Times Magazine: The pen that never forgets

2010-11-28T20:45:00.000-08:00

New York Times Magazine: The pen that never forgets
Terrific tool for students.

Harvey Milk Speech

2010-11-28T20:17:00.000-08:00

Ashley Judd Visits Women for Women International in DR Congo

2010-11-27T21:50:00.000-08:00

Join Me on the Bridge: International Women's Day | Women for Women Inter...

2010-11-26T23:25:00.000-08:00

Zainab Salbi: Women, wartime and the dream of peace

2010-11-26T23:02:00.000-08:00

Hands On Research: The Science of Touch by Dacher Keltner — YES! Magazine

2010-11-26T20:54:00.000-08:00

Hands On Research: The Science of Touch by Dacher Keltner — YES! Magazine
Are you a toucher? Maybe you should be.

Jason Fried: Why work doesn't happen at work

2010-11-24T23:14:00.000-08:00

The Scholastic Interview: World Peace and Other 4th Grade Achievements

2010-11-23T22:47:00.000-08:00

The Scholastic Interview: World Peace and Other 4th Grade Achievements
Do your children have teachers like this?

Why Do We Wait for a Crisis to Change Our Behavior?

2010-11-23T21:36:00.000-08:00

No compromises: Bill Maher comes out swinging at State Theatre

2010-11-23T21:09:00.000-08:00

No compromises: Bill Maher comes out swinging at State Theatre
Agree?

Legal Pros Say No to Citizens United by Jeffrey D. Clements and Ben T. Clements — YES! Magazine

2010-11-22T20:58:00.000-08:00

Legal Pros Say No to Citizens United by Jeffrey D. Clements and Ben T. Clements — YES! Magazine
A must!

What Happy Families Know: An Introduction — YES! Magazine

2010-11-22T20:53:00.000-08:00

What Happy Families Know: An Introduction — YES! Magazine

The Coming Deficit Showdown - Alan Simpson

2010-11-21T23:14:00.000-08:00

Can Video Games Make the World a Better Place?

2010-11-21T23:09:00.000-08:00

Star Trek style Medical scanner invented

2010-11-21T23:05:00.000-08:00

Sheep May Safely Graze by Bach/Petri (BWV 208)

2010-11-21T22:40:00.000-08:00

God or nothing

2010-11-20T23:33:00.000-08:00

Getting Kids Excited About Science - Jill Tarter

2010-11-17T20:48:00.000-08:00

Poop to Plastic: Turning Biological Waste into Biodegradable Plastics

2010-11-17T20:45:00.000-08:00

Tim Connway-Johnny Carson

2010-11-17T19:50:00.000-08:00

RFK Jr. Speaks Out Against Water Supply Contamination

2010-11-16T23:24:00.000-08:00

Denis Dutton: A Darwinian theory of beauty

2010-11-16T23:21:00.000-08:00

What Does the Future Hold for Humanity?

2010-11-16T23:03:00.000-08:00

Conrad Wolfram: Teaching kids real math with computers

2010-11-15T23:30:00.000-08:00

Spread the Word | International Rivers

2010-11-15T21:51:00.000-08:00

Spread the Word International Rivers
Having lived along the Ohio River and Little Beaver Creek, I appreciate the
work of this organization.

About YES! — YES! Magazine

2010-11-14T23:23:00.000-08:00

About YES! — YES! Magazine Vital for today's rapidly changing world!

YES! Ready for Anything

2010-11-14T23:14:00.000-08:00

Emily Pilloton: Teaching design for change

2010-11-14T22:11:00.000-08:00

Aaron Huey: America's native prisoners of war

2010-11-14T20:49:00.000-08:00

Gero Miesenboeck reengineers a brain

2010-11-13T23:22:00.000-08:00

Free speech in Europe

2010-11-13T22:49:00.000-08:00

Eric Berlow: How complexity leads to simplicity

2010-11-13T22:01:00.000-08:00

Bridges Not Bombs: Finding $300 Billion for Infrastructure

2010-11-13T21:54:00.000-08:00

Wind Beneath My Wings - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole

2010-10-29T00:11:00.000-07:00

America: A 'Democratic Empire' In Decline?

2010-10-28T22:35:00.000-07:00

WhoSay - Bill Maher

2010-10-27T21:58:00.000-07:00

WhoSay - Bill Maher

Faith Is Retarded - In HD - Funny video mocking the delusional

2010-10-27T13:26:00.000-07:00