Rising healthcare costs have been rightfully labelled as an important issue. The following program highlights several reasons why health costs around the globe are a challenge to “fix.” Be prepared to be aghast. Is it the doctors fault? Insurance? Federal bungling? Big Pharma? Antiquated record-keeping? Inflation? Baby boomers? Malpractice defense? Entrenched interests? The Bogeyman? Skip…
Category: Ideas
Introverts TED Talk
Hope! Three cheers for Susan Cain for helping the world realize that our introvert:extrovert natural tendencies aren’t reflected in today’s structures!
End Of The Road – Trailer
This topic may seem hopelessly boring, yet if you’re not aware of it you could end up getting royally steamrolled:
Radiation Compared
How do levels or radiation exposure relate to each other? This chart has really clear & interesting answers: Radiation Chart
Instant Education
Had a bad math/science/___ teacher? Didn’t pay attention in high school 20 years ago? Took the wrong degree? Need to fly a helicopter NOW? All of these excuses for not holding basic skills are no longer valid. Thanks to a collection of videos at Khan Academy (click to see), you get instant access to educational…
Neat Website That Counts
Cool site: http://www.wolframalpha.com/screencast/introducingwolframalpha.html Not very funny, but pretty interesting. Once this thing works at full speed it’ll be even better.
How to Live to 100+
The Story of Stuff
A cool site: http://www.storyofstuff.com/
10 Ways to Save $12,000
Added up, these 10 ideas get you deeper & deeper into this chart: Saved money can add up quickly, so let’s get started: 1 – Get a Free Library Card Entrepreneurs have an insatiable thirst for novelty and information. Quench this thirst with a library card instead of your wallet. You can still buy items…
All-Green $14 Billion Transit Upgrade Announced
Canada — BC Premier Gordon Campbell and Transportation Minister Kevin Falcon announced a MAJOR cut in the province’s greenhouse gas emissions through an upgrade to the public transit system. At a total price tag of $14 billion, the plan is supposed to cut 4.7 million tonnes of greenhouse gas that would have otherwise spewed out…