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Daniel Pink The surprising truth about what motivates us

fabian — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 20:52:27 +0000

An inspiring talk about our motivation at work – visualized with great animation.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Thanks to haha.nu!

Seth’s Blog: The fear of philanthropy

fabian — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 14:20:31 +0000

Interesting post by Seth Godin: How much should you spent for philanthropy? Seth is labeled a “marketing guru”, and it’s sure interesting to read his blog.

Unter Hamburg

fabian — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:58:47 +0000

Bunker, Tunnel und Gruften: Führungen durch die Unterwelt Hamburgs und die historische Aufarbeitung der Bauwerke bietet der Verein Unter Hamburg an.

Ob als Betonklötze, Röhrenbunker in Innenhöfen oder unauffällige Treppen: 700 Bunker prägen heute das Hamburger Stadtbild. Sie sind steinerne Zeugen der Unmenschlichkeit des Nationalsozialismus oder des späteren Wettrüstens.

Doch auch jahrhundertealte Eiskeller, nicht mehr genutzte Tunnel oder historische Gruften sind – vielfach unbekannt – im sandigen Untergrund der Hansestadt zu finden.

Der im Januar 2006 gegründete Verein “unter hamburg” dokumentiert die Geschichte unterirdischer Bauten in Hamburg und bietet im Rahmen der politschen Bildung Seminare und Führungen durch Bauwerke an.

Tom Fun Orchestra – Bottom Of The River

fabian — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:02:27 +0000

Click here to view the embedded video.

Flying without guilt

fabian — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 12:29:19 +0000

Did you know that a year of driving a car produces 2000 tons of CO2, and one flight from Hamburg to Ney York and back produces about 4000 tons of CO2? A short distance flight e.g. from Hamburg to Stockholm and back still produces about 500 tons of CO2.

I decided to give some money to Atmosfair, which is one many projects that take the money to save the same amount of CO2, so your flight is CO2 neutral.

Talks

fabian — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:35:23 +0000

A lot of interesting talks at www.ted.com, about any subject – e.g. juggling.

Gema-Petition

fabian — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:50:02 +0000

Es gibt zur Zeit eine Online-Petition zur Gema, die noch Unterzeichner gebauchen kann. Wer schon mal Veranstaltungen organisiert hat weiss, dass gerade die ganz kleine Kultur durch die Gema-Forderungen kaputtgemacht oder in die Illegalität getrieben wird. Es geht nicht um eine Auflösung der Gema oder eine grundlegende Kritik daran, dass Urheber auch an ihren Rechten verdienen sollen. Vielmehr geht es um ein Verbesserung und Reform auch im Sinne der Künstler.

Psychology

fabian — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:40:38 +0000

A compilation of the classic ten most revealing psych experiments.

Game Mechanics for Interaction Design

fabian — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:28:49 +0000

Interesting interview about mechanics from computer games being implicitly used on websites like Youtube or Twitter.

Cute cat theory

fabian — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 08:48:44 +0000

The “Cute cat theory” is a peculiar but interesting talk on web 2.0 and political activism.

The Web was invented so physicists could share research papers. Web 2.0 was invented so we could share cute pictures of our cats. The tools of Web 2.0, while designed for mundane uses, can be extremely powerful in the hands of digital activists, especially those in environments where free speech is limited.

This talk looks at creative uses of well-known tools to promote free speech in countries from Bahrain to China, and looks at ways in which the use of these tools helps evade internet censorship and promotes human rights issues to a wider audience.

My girlfriend Eva’s cat Knut

Magic…

fabian — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 10:48:44 +0000

… or is it psychology? Great video from Quirkology. Great book, also.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Finanzkrise

fabian — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:57:27 +0000

In meiner Lieblingszeitung “Die Zeit” erschien einer der interessantesten Artikel zur Finanzkrise.

Die Finanzkrise hat riesige Vermögen vernichtet. Doch die Milliarden sind nicht verschwunden sie werden gerade neu verteilt. Eine Spurensuche bei amerikanischen Baufirmen, deutschen Bankmanagern und chinesischen Investoren

Die Lektüre ist sehr zu empfehlen, wenn man verstehen will, was passiert.

Society and life

fabian — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:38:13 +0000

Some quite interesting talks about society and life.

Barry Schwartz: The paradox of choice
Dan Ariely: Why we think it’s OK to cheat and steal (sometimes)
Steve Jobs: Stanford Commencement Speech 2005

If you are in the mood for some new thoughts and motivation…

Hitlers Hitparade

fabian — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:18:31 +0000

Recently I watched the documentary Hitlers Hitparade, a collage which risks an unusual view on the german national socialist era. In contrast to the usual martial, black-and-white and deliberately deterrent pictures this movie mixes propaganda, colour and amateur videos, cabaret and entertainment; accompanied by music from the era (also swingin german music!).

This selection gives an idea of the allurement of the national socialism. At the same time, the movie is creating a second film with all the horror from that time in the mind of the beholder – it stays politically correct. “Hitler’s Hitparade” won a Grimme-Preis.

PS: I get similar goose bumps by the scene “Tomorrow Belongs to us” from the movie cabaret, which was was censored first.

betörend » society

Daniel Pink  The surprising truth about what motivates us

Seth’s Blog: The fear of philanthropy

Unter Hamburg

Tom Fun Orchestra – Bottom Of The River

Flying without guilt

Talks

Gema-Petition

Psychology

Game Mechanics for Interaction Design

Cute cat theory

Magic…

Finanzkrise

Society and life

Hitlers Hitparade

Daniel Pink The surprising truth about what motivates us