Susan Cain: The power of introverts

In a culture where being social and outgoing are prized above all else, it can be difficult, even shameful, to be an introvert. But, as Susan Cain argues in this passionate talk, introverts bring extraordinary talents and abilities to the world, and should be encouraged and celebrated.

iPod Godfather Tony Fadell Finally Reveals His New Product: A Thermostat. No, Really.

For the last eighteen months, the tech world has been anxiously awaiting news of what iPod godfather Tony Fadell is up to. His staff has been sworn to secrecy since word got out he was leaving retirement to do something new. Despite reporters camping out in front of his office with cameras, the news somehow stayed a secret– no small feat in the ever-leaky land of Silicon Valley.

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The Cold and Lovely - Tom Tom Magazine Feature - 2012 Rehearsals

From www.tomtommag.com

Tom Tom Magazine visited The Cold & Lovely in their LA practice space just months after they formed as a band. In this interview, the band talks about how they got together and their future plans. They also play a few songs.

Billy Corgan on What Makes a Good Music Producer

From the book "Music" by Andrew Zuckerman

Billy Corgan on the Songwriting Process

From the book "Music" by Andrew Zuckerman

Tim Cook at D10: Loves That Customers, Rumor and News Sites Care About Apple

At this year's All Things D conference, Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher interviewed Apple CEO Tim Cook about a range of topics. We offer a transcript of the interview, but didn't include the Q&A session because we were standing in line to ask Cook a question.

A number of questions were asked, including about Apple's product naming strategy and how Cook originally joined Apple -- I asked about his feelings regarding the attention paid to Apple and himself by rumor sites, the media and Apple's extremely passionate customers:

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The Most Beautiful Corn in the World

This photograph of an ear of glass gem corn has been making the rounds on the internet over the past week (often accompanied with a note declaring it is NOT PHOTOSHOPPED!).

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Connecting the Dots

When Mark Lombardi died, at the age of 48, he left behind a controversial body of work—large-scale, maplike drawings that chart connections between the worlds of international banking, organized crime, arms dealing, terrorism, oil, and government—the result of countless hours of research distilled into spartan webs of pencil lines and text. He also left a legacy shrouded in conjecture and mystery. Did he take his own life in his Brooklyn apartment on the night of March 22, 2000, or were there more insidious forces at work? What did a woman claiming to be an FBI agent hope to find when she called the Whitney Museum of American Art, owner of one of Lombardi’s most epic drawings, soon after 9/11, asking to study the piece? A new feature-length documentary, called Mark Lombardi: Death-defying Acts of Art and Conspiracy, takes on these and other questions, and spotlights the sinister links found in Lombardi’s art.

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Mark Lombardi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Lombardi

Mark Lombardi: Death-defying Acts of Art and Conspiracy

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2062976/

Steve Jobs Was an Awesome Flip-Flopper, Says Tim Cook (Video)

What did Steve Jobs teach Tim Cook? The Apple CEO has a list of lessons, and he shared some of them onstage at D10 tonight. But Cook seemed most impressed with the Apple co-founder’s ability to change his mind, very quickly.

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Unusual Quantum Effect Discovered in Earliest Stages of Photosynthesis

Quantum physics and plant biology seem like two branches of science that could not be more different, but surprisingly they may in fact be intimately tied.

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Quantum Mechanics at Work in Photosynthesis: Algae Familiar With These Processes for Nearly Two Billion Years

A team of University of Toronto chemists have made a major contribution to the emerging field of quantum biology, observing quantum mechanics at work in photosynthesis in marine algae.

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Concert: The Smashing Pumpkins - Live at Rock in Rio Festival 2012 (Full Concert)

ジェームス・イハ - To Who Knows Where [HD]

ジェームス・イハ、日本先行発売のセカンド・アルバム『ルック・トゥ・ザ・スカイ』からのリード曲「トゥ・フー・ノウズ・ホエア」のミュージック・ビデオ。
監督は、Adam Neustadter。1976年のデヴィッド・ボウイ主演映画『地球に落ちてきた男』（The Man Who Fell To Earth）へのオマージュがこめられている作品。

Billy Corgan on Fox News Chicago