Sunday’s Top Links (12.26.2010)
Posted By Aly Juma / 26th December 2010
Happy Boxing Day everyone!
1. The 10th Annual Year in Ideas
A look back over 2010 through the lens of ideas from The New York Times. The article touches on economics, biology, engineering, medicine, sports, literature, and more. Also check out the The Words of the Year.
2. Google Demo Slam
Demo Slam by Google is a platform that allows anyone to share their technology demos with the world. The premise is to create a competition between demos every week to spice up typically boring demos and it does a fantastic job in doing so.
3. Happiness & Sadness Are Contagious
An interview with David Rand from Harvard goes into how a persons relationships effect them. More specifically, he reveals how people that are happy or sad can spread those feelings, so be mindful about who you spend time with.
4. Why We Have Too Few Women Leaders
At TEDWomen 2010 Sheryl Sandberg, COO at Facebook, spoke about the rarity of women in leadership positions. She sheds some light into this dilemma and how we can make progress towards balancing the sides for the future.
5. Just Looking
We need to make decisions or else we miss out on opportunities. Seth Godin discusses this concept further and pushes us to take a chance, quit browsing, and buy something, as he puts it.
