Another fine video from TED came across my desk today, and it struck a chord with me. It’s entitled How to live to be 100+ and the speaker is Dan Buettner–a National Geographic writer and explorer who studies the world’s longest-lived peoples.
Dan Buettner on How to Live to Be a Hundred+
Now, I’m not necessarily [...]
ikigai and living to be a hundred
January 7th, 2010
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Tags: happiness · health · learning · spirituality · world culture
kids don’t melt when they get wet
November 30th, 2009
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The New York Times recently ran an article on a “Forest Kindergarten” in Saratoga Springs, NY. The children in this program spend three hours outside each day–regardless of weather. The program is part of the Waldorf approach to education–an alternative approach, built on the teachings of Austrian philosopher Rudolf Steiner, that emphasizes the connection between [...]
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dinosaurs live!
October 30th, 2009
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Yesterday Aidan and I took advantage of one of the free days at Brookfield Zoo. It was a great time to go–the weather was fairly warm for the end of October, there were no crowds, and we got to see the Dinosaurs Alive exhibit in its final days. We hadn’t been there since last November [...]
Tags: animals · family fun · learning · nature · photos · science
