Get on this!

02/07/2012

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Everyone!!!  There is this project that launched today called the The Cathartist and I can't express how important this project is to everyone and to me.  This is a perfect example of how individuals change the discourse of a culture.  There is way to much sexual abuse and violence going on and in order to take a firm stance against it, in a way that is constructive, informal, but poweful, two brilliant #dynasty members (Navila and Julie) got together and created this site.  This is not just for women, so don't be sexist.  If you are related to any women (and you know you are, because you at the very least have/had a mom), and if you are an intellectual, you should be adding to the discussion through this venue.  The current culture on sexual abuse and violence can curbed, and it begins by creating a space for victims or loved ones of victims to share their stories, thoughts, ideas, and solutions.  There is no need for silence and taboo, it only keeps our society from progressing.   Like them on Facebook as well!
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Imagination more valuable than knowledge

02/25/2011

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Being smart is one thing, be intelligent is where its at.  To the untrained eye, these terms sound like synonyms but as I have chosen to define them, intelligent houses creativity and imagination.  When you get people to think outside the box, they make this world a better place.  Maybe we can get more people to think creatively about resolving issues of poverty like  Jock Brandis and the Fully Belly Project. 

I went to a talk by Muhammad Yunus, back in 2009 who argued that we should be more interested in maximizing happiness and not dollars.  By making companies think more creatively we can get people to design and create products that better the world.  

So this leads me the following, Volkswagen wants to increase their popularity by creating new social projects to enhance the living space. Check it out here 
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Does size really matter?

01/04/2011

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The National Geographic is droppin' some knowledge.  I know some School of Public Health student is probably furious about this video for one reason or another, but I will say this:  it puts things into perspective and highlights the need for social justice.  The fact of the matter is, so I argue, we have a social responsibility to our fellow human being.  We should help in whatever manner we can (spoken like a deontologist)  

Here is Peter Singer's argument (argued from a consequentialist framework) for why we should donate money as a means of helping.  His original paper ("Famine, Affluence, and Morality") published in the premier applied ethics journal can be found here as well.
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