Guest Thinkers — December 12, 2010

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A great short blurb about my film school’s most recent feature film can be found here. There’s a video as well embedded in the page.I found out today that the scheduled post feature is not working properly. Expect a small barrage this weekend made up of various saved drafts and unpublished posts, assuming I get around to it with all the pre-production and filming I have planned.

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The Present

Microplastic overload: Is cutting production the only realistic way to curb pollution?

On November 25, U.N. members will meet in South Korea to cap off a series of meetings aiming to reduce global plastic pollution.

An older man with white hair and a suit receives a document from another man in a robe during an event, as several people look on in the background. In the age of viral misquotes, capturing such moments accurately becomes ever more crucial.

High Culture

Einstein didn’t say that: How viral misquotes evolve and replicate

From Einstein to Twain, Garson O’Toole investigates the truth behind your favorite — and often misattributed — quotes.

An older man with glasses writes on paper, superimposed on a graph with a wavy purple line on a black grid background, evoking the Hemingway effect.

The Learning Curve

Tap into the “Hemingway effect” to finish what you start

To maintain momentum and flow, the great novelist Ernest Hemingway didn’t burn himself out — but learned when to put his work down.

Abstract design with human profiles, a silhouette of a person walking, and text reading "The Happiness Paradox 4" on a grid background.

The Present

Why happiness is not the best indicator of well-being

Achieving values and pursuing growth is the real secret to a fulfilled life.

A praying mantis, a marvel of evolution, is gracefully perched on a white orchid flower against a black background.

Life

Richard Dawkins on reverse engineering evolution’s optimal beauty

Some biologists believe natural selection produces animals that are just good enough. Dawkins disagrees.

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