3 Fun things
1. TED Talks
Do you know about them?
Do you check them now and then?
You might find something interesting -
go to https://ideas.ted.com/
I checked this….
https://ideas.ted.com/4-amazing-archeological-finds-and-how-you-can-help-protect-others-like-them/ and I got caught a fish!
I watched a young woman tell me in 2012 about a crazy idea … https://www.ted.com/talks/sarah_parcak_archaeology_from_space
but she wasn’t so crazy…
I checked out her progression here: https://www.ted.com/speakers/sarah_parcak
and now I can recommend an important task to those of you who sometimes wonder how to be useful
and you can help her ..
and you can check it out at https://ideas.ted.com/4-amazing-archeological-finds-and-how-you-can-help-protect-others-like-them/
and see what can be done
and what a nonagenarian discovered.
2. Explore 'culture'
At http://www.openculture.com/, I found the following:
- Cinderella - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkcckmQFO4U (13 mins)
- the first animated film - http://www.openculture.com/2014/09/watch-humorous-phases-of-funny-faces-the-first-animated-movie-1906.html (3 1/2 mins)
- the first computer generated animation - hunger https://vimeo.com/38238456 (11 mins)
- Disney mathsland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_ZHsk0-eF0 (27 mins)
- and special delivery - http://www.openculture.com/watch-special-delivery-an-oscar-winning-animated-short-1978 (7 mins)
3. Crowd-sourcing
Turn your big problem into everyone’s little problem
Donation time..
It’s Christmas and you might wonder what present to get for that person who has everything. A common problem around here?
why not give them something to think about and help a more needy person?
Find a good cause…
and donate:
or follow a personal reference …
- https://alci.com.au/ - spread Landcare globally
- http://pepyempoweringyouth.org/ - encourage arts in Cambodia
or ‘invest’ in someone..
and give your loved-one a note saying how they have helped someone else!
Have fun with your Xmas!