Ecuador's Quito was a pleasant surprise at the end of a glorious trip to a number of pockets of the country, including the coast, the Jungle, the Highlands, and some great Colonial towns along the...
Ze Frank's definition of success: He says, "I guess for me it would have to do a lot with feeling comfortable in the world, feeling I am free of fear to the extent it’s possible...
As part of a regional effort, TEDx organizers from Taipei, Beijing, Guangzhou and Tokyo came together to create TEDxShanghai. Inspired by 10,000 hours, a theme in Malcom Gladwell's Outliers, the conference sets the tone to...
Vator.TV CEO and Founder Bambi Francisco shares tips for entrepreneurs for focusing, from successful CEOs and a super angel ahead of her Splash Vator event.
Life as a techy means perpetual distraction: iPhone notifications, Twitter alerts,...
Sam Daley-Harris, founder of RESULTS, an international citizens’ lobby to create political momentum to end poverty and the Microcredit Summit Campaign which brings small loans and other financial services to those most in need, spoke...
An interesting post over at Open Culture (love this blog). Philosophy: A Partially Examined Life. In the piece, he says of his experience of philosophy from his studies at university: "we loved philosophy but preferred...
The coldest summer in memory didn't put a damper on one of the best new events in San Francisco: Off the Grid. Part of the food cart/truck movement to offer relatively inexpensive street food in...
Myoga a rarity in the US and even in California, I can hardly find it at the Japanese grocery store unless it's in season. My friend grows it in her front yard under some bushes...
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