Why are people increasingly interested in choosing “Healthy Food”? Before I even begin to answer this question, I’d like to discuss the irony of the phrase “Healthy Food”: if food is the energy source we fuel our bodies with, shouldn’t it always be based on health? Unfortunately, it seems, not... Continue reading

I first heard about PostSecret on NPR and found a link today at this article that reminded me to look at it. It's a blog full of photographs of postcards and list off important apps for our handphone, each one bearing a secret that the sender has never told anyone... Continue reading

I'm still at the O'Reilly Emerging Technologies conference in San Diego. James Surowiecki's talk today, Independent Individuals and Wise Crowds, or Is It Possible to Be Too Connected? Was the highlight of the day, in my opinion. I took near-verbatim notes, published below. Note: by near-verbatim, I mean that I... Continue reading