Guest Thinkers — February 22, 2011

LEGO: Still the favorite toy of geniuses and innovators

LEGO created this whimsical and delightful video to highlight the inspiration and sense of wonderment that LEGO brings out in all of us. The (sometimes surreal) video supports the launch of a new website, LEGO Click, that showcases some of the world’s most interesting LEGO builds and provides a central hub to interact with other LEGO fans.

The Lego Click website currently contains a mix of photos, films, tweets

and blog posts. And, as an added bonus, there’s also a LEGO PHOTO iPhone app to “LEGO-fy” portraits of your friends with multi-colored LEGO plastic bricks.

[video: LEGO Click]

The Future

Dream hacking: Is this the dystopian future of advertising?

A team of scientists has warned that marketers seek to advertise in our dreams. Will our sleep be commercialized against our wishes?

an abstract blue and white background with a spiral design.

Thinking

4 bizarre philosophical ideas that will warp your worldview

Dive into a realm where time, space, and even reality itself are put into question.

Life

Why the Pacific cleaner shrimp could help create ultra-reflective sunscreen

The intensely white coloration of the shrimp is a remarkable feat of bioengineering.

a man and a woman holding hands in front of an orange background.

Thinking

The 2 pitfalls of love, according to Simone de Beauvoir

The existential philosopher argued that an authentic and meaningful life is measured by choice.

a green ball with a smiley face drawn on it.

The Well

Why humans are surprisingly bad at being happy

Your brain isn’t wired for happiness — but you can change that, explains Yale scientist Laurie Santos.

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