Q-Links

Gapminder

Gapminderis unveiling the beauty of statistics for a fact based world view.

Hans Rosling says there’s nothing boring about stats, and then goes on to prove it. Watch the one-hour long documentary.

Or see for yourself by using this amazing software to crack tons of data ... thank you Gapminder.org

color vision and more

handprint is a website with impressive content on several fields of knowledge like:

Color vision (including detailed color theory), watercolors (from artists to chemicals), human evolution (about us) and Ludwig Wittgenstein (in critical context). A very interesting and powerful resource with a low tech (but steady) interface. 

The Tree of Knowledge System

An interesting theory with consequences for what to believe is The Tree of Knowledge System.

Beyond climate change

Again a short film that points out with clear arguments that consumerism is leading us to disaster. This time it's an english version of a german movie. Well made, good arguments, etcetera. Does this help to achieve a wide spread change of attitude?

Much shorter but also very illustrative is the following movie about "350", which seems to be an important number.

Carbon trade?

It's the last thing you want to hear, but a necessity to be heard. Get real. Listen, look and shiver:

HOME, another inconvenient truth

Nature and the decline of it as never seen before. Heartbreaking beautiful and sad at the same time ... Watch the trailer. Make time to see the movie on line. Than draw your conclusions and act accordingly.

See the whole story HERE. 

Al Gore's movie "An inconvenient truth" (see trailer HERE) might cause more fear. "Home" hammers with the most beautiful pictures on the holistic nature of our habitat and tries at the end to turn pessimism into enthusiasm to do something substantial now.

Social Media Revolution

Huge trend with an enormous impact on a lot of daily operations and habbits. You cannot ignore it. So you better ask yourself: How/where do I fit in?

Midway

Too horrible to watch with a conscious mind: Midway. Message from the Gyre. Thanks to YouTube being the channel that makes it possible that also these inconvenient truths are shared.

The maker of this sad document is Chris Jordan. Check his personal website for other visual statements that should inspire us to act.

Amazing

One of the most amazing personal websites I have ever seen. Very creative, very informative, very inspiring... Great! Not equiped with the most dazzling interface, but definitely inviting to explore all the interesting stuff www.handprint.com offers

Fantastisch!

Kris Verburgh (21) is onmiskenbaar een fenomeen. Hij schrijft over mens en heelal en biedt de conclusies van diverse wetenschapsgebieden op een presenteerblaadje aan op een voor iedereen begrijpelijke wijze. In twee populair wetenschappelijke boeken, "Schitterend", geschreven toen hij 17 was, en het recentelijk verschenen "Fantastisch", schetst Verburgh een goed onderbouwde en vaak verrassende visie op een scala van belangwekkende onderwerpen.

Ongelooflijk (!) dat een jongeling zoveel kennis kan integreren tot een goed samenhangend geheel van (levens-)wijsheden. Dat jeugdig élan hem soms tot overmoedige conclusies drijft is de enthousiaste verteller goed te vergeven.