HELLO THERE, CHRISTINA HERE.

Downward dog IRL #margotmadness #puppybowl yoga edition

“Friendship: The silent places where speech ends.”

(Nina Katchadourian’s Sorted Books project)

enochliew:

Acoustic Botany by Keita Akiyama

He illustrates fictitious plants, imagining a world where plants make sounds.

lnsignia:

one of several illustration from my lovely other half.

emi amaya,
wish i’d learn to better appreciate all that you do and make for me.
It may not seem like it but I love you so much, more than anyone.

karabrodgesell:

Afternoon tea

© Kara Brodgesell

Mitch Albom, The Time Keeper

Submitted by w-ritings.

ChefBoyfriend dot com

Jenny Holzer

capturedphotos:

8 Minutes of the Earth’s Rotation

How I wish our planet’s movement was this apparent while staring at the night sky. It could probably make a lot more people realize just how tiny we are compared to this vast unexplored galaxy above our heads.

This is a stack of 70 pictures with a 5 second exposure each at ISO 3200 and f/2.2.

Photographed by: Paolo Nacpil

And then watch this.

nevver:

1. bloomers — after Amelia Bloomer, a women’s rights advocate
2. cardigan — after the Seventh Earl of Cardigan, James Thomas Brudenell (1797-1868)
3. chauvinism — after legendary French soldier Nicolas Chauvin
4. decibel — after Alexander Graham Bell, one tenth of a bel
5. guppy — after R.J. Lechmere Guppy (1836-1916), a Trinidadian clergyman
6. leotard — after Jules Léotard (1830-1870), the French aerialist
7. masochism — after Leopold von Sacher-Masoch (1836-1895), the Austrian author of Venus in Furs
8. pompadour — after Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, the Marquise de Pompadour
9. saxophone — after Belgian instrument designer and musician Adolphe Sax
10. silhouette — after Étienne de Silhouette (1709-1767), a French finance minister

more

emilionanni:

Piccole trame -Emilio Nanni ,2013

reconsider yoko ono

nietzscheisundead:

i want to talk to every stranger i see to
ask where they’re going and what they’ll
do when they get there.

all roads lead to Rome so
why isn’t it overcrowded?
maybe everyone stops along their way.

nevver:

(Both of them are equally frightened of each other, that’s why smart people use “maybe”)

aseaofquotes:

Judy Blundell, What I Saw and How I Lied

tedx:

Widespread anonymity on the Internet is commonly viewed in a negative light, but it actually provides benefits to many users, says Alan Knott-Craig. From meeting people to finding new experiences to avoiding social stigmas, Knott-Craig explores the ways that online privacy is an important part…

TEDxSFU is hosting an exclusive video broadcast of the TEDxChange 2013 conference being held in Seattle, Washington. The event is free and registration is open to the public.

Convened by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and hosted by Melinda Gates, TEDxChange is streamed live around the world in over 40 countries, with a focus on issues surrounding global health and development. TEDxChange events are licensed by TED and centered on the live webcast of speakers hand-picked from the corners of the world, including vaccine advocates Salim Shekh and Sikha Patra, legal scholar Cathleen Kaveny, Harvard Masters in Public Policy candidate Halimatou Hima, and former Wall Street Journal writer Roger Thurow.

TEDxSFUChange is one of over 175 events happening around the globe that will expand on the theme of Positive Disruption and emphasize the power of breaking barriers to change preconceived attitudes. By challenging old assumptions and exposing new possibilities, TEDxSFUChange offers an incredible opportunity to use ideas worth spreading as a path to true progress.

Join the changemakers of the SFU community on April 3rd, 2013 at the Djavad Mowafaghian Theatre, Simon Fraser University from 6:00 – 8:30pm and get ready to listen to and discuss ideas that will change communities on a global scale.

Register now at http://tedxsfuchange.eventbrite.com/

Follow us on Twitter (@TEDxSFU) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/TEDxSFU) for regular updates on this year’s fall conference.

Dream of someday presenting your own TED talk? Here is Vanity Fair’s very entertaining TED-o-Matic! And… go! 

TEDxChange official speaker lineup and announcement! 

A large part of our existence is the very idea of “ideas worth sharing”, which is reflected in the discussion that continues on Twitter to this very day.

The attendees of TEDxSFU 2012 are natural learners and sharers - talented ones at that - and today we would like to honour their presence in the TEDx community by featuring the lovely and insightful blog posts/recaps they wrote of their TEDxSFU experience.

Without further ado…

Going Against the Grain - A Girl Named Jillian (@jillianwalker)

Spending a day with TED - Sam’s 50-50 (@Sam_Thiara)

Public Service: What Else Would I Be Doing? - To The Dogs or Whoever (@kentdaitken, guest post by @erin_gee) 

Day 631: TEDxSFU and Raw Talent 12x12 - Sukhraj Bhattal Photography (@sukhrajb)

A Neophyte’s TED Experience: TEDxSFU 2012 - Grand Prospirator (@gprospirator)

Going Against the Grain @SFUVan - SFU In the City Blog (@SFUVan, guest post by @ontheCL)

Visit the official TEDxSFU page on TED.com for info, videos, and more.

TEDXSFU 2012 VIDEOS ARE NOW UP!

Put aside 3:00:25 hours of your time to soak in the wisdom of 10 talented TEDxSFU speakers. You won’t regret it.

TEDxSFU attendees mixed and mingled at the beautiful Goldcorp Centre for the Arts in the heart of Gastown, Vancouver. The talks, which explored the theme Going Against the Grain, generated a flurry of debates and discussion over coffee and sandwiches at every break.

Everyone left with two pairs of touchscreen sensitive TEDxSFU gloves and many ideas worth sharing throughout the cold Vancouver winter.

More photos.

Mark Brand took to the stage to recount his personal journey into a world of entrepreneurship, where revitalizing the downtown east side, feeding and employing the homeless, and community gardening are on the top of his priority list.

“I moved to Vancouver and fell in love with the city not because of what it is, but what I think it can be.”

Journalist Luke Brocki took us through the process of journalism and how we can apply it to constant and free learning in our every day lives.

More photos.

Halfway through the TEDxSFU conference on September 22, emcee Aaron Cruikshank and Breakfast Television host Riaz Meghji shared a hug when the speaker could not recall being a former classmate of Aaron’s.

A group of resilient multitaskers, attendees watched while participating in online buzz via Twitter, Facebook and Livestream. #TEDxSFU became a Canada wide trending topic before noon!

More photos here.

One of our attendees Samuel Chen wrote a blog post reflecting on his experience at TEDxSFU, highlighting what he learned from the different speakers and the effectiveness of joining the conversation on Twitter. Click the link above to read his thoughts.

“I am still new to the world of tweeting but found my foray into this digital participation rewarding for additional ideas from audience reactions and thoughts. There was also something rewarding feeling that I was representing and contributing to a broader group of learners in those that followed me or are part of my learning community.

Something surprising is that there was significantly more participation in the twitter forum (#tedxsfu) whenever there was a live speaker compared to during the videos that we watched. At a quick glance, there are about 15-18 twitter posts per presentation (about 1 a minute), while only about 5-10 for the video views. This has led me to wonder whether there is something about a shared live experience that increases participation.”

Meet our MC for the big day, a double SFU alumnus (BA Communications, Master of Public Policy), who sat on the Alumni Association Board for a number of years. Aaron was involved in TEDxSFU last year and has been an active volunteer as a speaker and a business case competition judge.

TEDxSFU: Can you tell us one thing that you do in your life that makes you Against The Grain?

AC: Instead of focusing on my own BS day to day, I have dedicated my life to service and trying to find ways to bring out the best in people every day. It’s very fulfilling but makes people wonder if I’m for real.

TEDxSFU: What is your favourite TED Talk?

AC: Sugata Mitra: The child-driven education. From TEDGlobal 2010. Great speaker. Excellent topic. Real inspiring. I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it since I saw this talk.

TEDxSFU: Tell us something no one knows about you.

AC: There’s nothing that NO ONE knows about but… there is something that very few people know about. Growing up, my family was one of the poorer ones in my school and my clothes were always hand-me-downs, things my mom made from scratch (bless her) or army surplus. One time, when I was in elementary school, I had this wealthy friend who was bragging about these custom made Nikes he got from the factory in Oregon. I got tired of him rubbing it in my face so while he was in gym class, I peed in them in the locker room. Filled them right up. The insoles were floating. They never found out it was me and that was over 25 years ago so I think I’m safe to talk about it now.

TEDxSFU: Who is your biggest inspiration?

AC: My Dad. I know, it’s trite and predictable but when we were going through hard times, my Dad never took any handouts from anyone and taught me the value of hard work. When he was laid off for 18 months, he got four paper routes and we lived off that money. He’s also one of the smartest guys I know but he’s not a douche about it. I wish I was more like him.

TEDxSFU: Dogs or cats?

AC: Why not both? I love it when dogs and cats are buddies.

TEDxSFU: What do you love about Vancouver the most?

AC: How clean it is. Overall - I think Vancouver is terribly overrated for a number of reasons but I love how clean it is.

TEDxSFU: What’s your favourite place to eat?

AC: The buffet Asian place in Tinseltown Mall in Chinatown. Chinese, Japanese, Indian and Korean food all in one place? Awesome!

6 things we love for the 6 days left until TEDxSFU:

1. “The Setlist Project” is Kristie Yung’s debut EP. She also happens to be our resident TEDxSFU performer this year. Get a sneak peek at her Youtube channel before the big day!

2. Chocolate cravings satisfied at TEDxItaewon.

3. Notebooks from TEDxBloomington.

4. Australian designers Maricor/Maricar urge us to “Fail better.”

5. TEDxTuesday Speaker Series rewind: Journalist Luke Brocki writes his own bio and we don’t edit all the real stuff out. 

6. Ryan Holmes’ TEDxSFU talk “The software of revolution” featured on the official TEDx blog.

designworthspreading:

TEDxEdmonton stage design

Rub shoulders with our talented speakers, organizing committee, and fellow TEDx’ers at the afterparty. Have a drink, appetizers to be served. This is a public event, so be sure to bring all your friends…this is a night worth enjoying!

TEDxTuesday is a weekly installment featuring a different TEDxSFU 2012 speaker leading up to the annual conference on September 22nd at the SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts. (PS. Can you believe it is the second-to-last Tuesday until the BIG DAY? Don’t forget that we are streaming the event live starting 9am PST)

Entrepreneur Jill Earthy has been the Executive Director turned CEO of the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs (FWE) for the past 5 years, a non-profit organization that educates and energizes female entrepreneurs. Equipped with an MBA. and a passion for identifying opportunities, she has built, nurtured, and sold 2 companies, earning her a spot as a BIV top 40 under 40 in 2010. Earthy’s drive to support the economic empowerment of women was recognized by the International Alliance of Women in 2011.

TEDxSFU: What is your favourite TED Talk?

JE: Too many to name but two I especially enjoy are Jill Bolte Taylor’s “Stroke of Insight” and Sheryl Sandberg’s “Why we have too few women leaders”.

TEDxSFU: Tell us something no one knows about you.

JE: I was born in Moncton, New Brunswick making me a “Herring Choker”. I also often make cookies at 6am, a great way to start the day!

TEDxSFU: Dogs or cats?

JE: Cats for their cuddles and independence.

TEDxSFU: What do you love about Vancouver the most?

JE: The entrepreneurial vibe and the appreciation that Vancouverites feel for this amazing city. I love how happy, active and friendly people are on sunny days, especially in the spring.

Bill Rees is a human ecologist and professor who has lectured in 26 countries around the world. Best known as the originator of ‘ecological footprint analysis’, Dr Rees has special interests in ecologically relevant metrics of sustainability and barriers to sustainability, including self-delusion in humans. Rees was named one of BC’s top public intellectuals in 2000 by the Vancouver Sun among a multitude of prestigious awards in his field.

TEDxSFU: Who is your biggest inspiration?

BR: Herman Daly, Richard Dawkins, James Hansen, or Richard Wilkinson.

TEDxSFU: How are you connected to SFU?

BR: Taught a course on environmental impact there once.

TEDxSFU: The Mayans were right: today’s the last day on earth. How will you spend your time?

BR: Watching for the asteroid (after telling a bunch of folks, “I told you so!”)

TEDxSFU: What you love about Vancouver the most?

BR: Diversity of everything.

TEDxAmsterdam

designworthspreading:

Yum!  TEDxVancouver Pie

Dr. Ray Hsu is a literary force not to be reckoned with. While completing his Ph.D., he founded the Prison Writing Workshop at a US prison, which guided incarcerated writers towards their high-school diplomas. Hsu is the co-founder of the Art Song Lab, the author of two award-winning books, a teacher at SFU’s Writers’ Studio and UBC, and editor of Ricepaper Magazine. Follow his poetic endeavours at @thewayofray.

TEDxSFU: Can you tell us what makes you Against the Grain?

RH: I think grains are boring and subsist on fois gras.

TEDxSFU: Tell us something no one knows about you.

RH: I used to be a professional mime.

TEDxSFU: Dogs or cats?

RH: This question is designed to divide people into two piles.

TEDxSFU: What do you love about Vancouver the most?

RH: How high the rents are.

TEDxSFU: What’s your favourite place to eat?

RH: At any place where I can congratulate myself for Instagramming my food.

President of Boardroom ECO Apparel Mark Trotzuk is a Vancouverite and UBC alum who played pro hockey in Germany and worked at the Royal Bank before starting his custom clothing business. His commitment to sustainable and low-impact apparel was apparent long before the standard of today. His spare time is spent presenting for Al Gore’s Climate Project and Dr. David Suzuki’s At Work Ambassador program.

TEDxSFU: Can you tell us what makes you Against The Grain?

MT: I do not take people’s word for it. I investigate and form my own opinion.

TEDxSFU: Tell us something no one knows about you.

MT: I feel guilty about having a very large environmental footprint.

TEDxSFU: Who is your biggest inspiration?

MT: David Suzuki.