Engineers constantly look to nature for inspiration. Birds give us more efficient planes, trees give us stronger buildings, hell even velcro was inspired by a plant. This is actually an entire field of expertise called biomimicry. What’s interesting though is that many other aspects of human civilization exhibit unintentional biological comparisons. To start, watch this incredible [...]
In light of the new “Buffett Rule” and heightened rhetoric about class warfare, I thought I’d try to provide some objective context to a polarizing and heated debate… Wish me luck.
Geeks seem to love beer. Are they actually frat stars in disguise? No. Here are 4 reasons why we really love beer.
“What is the most resilient parasite?” A question posed by Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) at the very beginning of the movie. “An Idea,” he answers. Inception has left many with questions, but too many with answers… Only read this if you’ve seen the movie!
I only get 5 months in London at a time in my life when my responsibilities will never be lower. This makes it truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience. When deciding how to spend my time, I looked at the two sides, weighing the costs and benefits. Grades vs experiences: guess who wins.
Having just spent the entire month of April traveling, I feel as though I’m still catching my breath! In 30 days, I was in a total of 10 cities and disrupted by 1 very pesky volcano. For all the laughs shared, hardships endured, and stories remembered, I can say with certain that traveling is one of the most rewarding and enjoyable experiences that people can have.
Sometimes known as “The Naked Chef,” Jamie Oliver has recently won the prestigious TED Prize for his charitable work to change the way our children eat and think about food through his “Food Revolution”. He just gave an incredible presentation last week as he accepted the award, and the $100,000 prize with which it comes.
I originally posted this as a Facebook note, but I thought I would share it here as well. On October 18 2009, my dog Murphy died. Living practically my entire life with him until then made it a very traumatic event to lose him. As a way of dealing with the grief, I wrote this eulogy.
I’ve been in London a little over a week, and I saw my first break of Sun! It’s been hiding behind clouds this entire time, letting out flakes of snow or drops of rain sporadically. And despite the crumby weather, my time here so far could not have gone by any faster or been better.
Well, RileyStrong.com has graduated from alpha to beta! This means I’ve finished with most of the initial design work and I can actually start to write for my blogs without being pestered by irksome design issues and coding bugs. However, as with most betas, I’m not guaranteeing that everything will work 100%. I’ll still be doing a bit of tweaking.
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