Tag Archives: Nate Garvis
QUINTESSENTIAL CARROTS
In a previous post I spoke of the importance of the idealistic carrot design. Whether it’s used to convince your children to run around the park for exercise or to trick yourself into eating healthy, this type of thinking is … Continue reading
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LIFE VS. LIVING – WHICH IS THE BEST PATH TO DEATH?
A number of years ago, my dad and I joined a few friends up in Alaska for salmon fishing. Salmon are amazing creatures. Born in river streams, they swim out to the ocean for several years and then come back … Continue reading
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TEDxTC: REMIX
Coming up on Thursday, August 4th is the TEDxTC Remix event, featuring a remix of my previous TEDxTC talk! It’ll be great fun, and it’s FREE. In order to reserve yourself a spot, visit this website and enter the following password: … Continue reading
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STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS
If you’ve ever spent some time navigating the pages of Brain Pickings – one of the most stimulating collections of cultural pieces out there today – you’ve likely gathered that its theme is creativity. The people behind this site believe … Continue reading
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THE RESOLUTION TO VIOLENT VIDEO GAMES AND MINORS: WHAT WOULD SUPERMAN DO?
The U.S. Supreme Court vetoed a California law that bans violent video game sales to minors last week. The decision, though to many it may seem obvious in one direction or another, was a difficult one to come by. Undeniably … Continue reading
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NAKED CIVICS TERMINOLOGY
When it comes to new concepts like civic design, where we align interests for common good outcomes rather than meet adversarially in capitols alone, it’s helpful to use and understand a certain set of terminology. New ways of thinking require … Continue reading
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THE EQUATION ONLY STEVE JOBS SEEMS TO GRASP
I recently stumbled upon a great article in The Atlantic about GM’s inability to make a product specifically for the consumer. That is, a product with every gadget the consumer would want without worrying about cost-efficiency. The article is called “Why … Continue reading
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IS YOUR COMMUTE KILLING YOU?
Studies and articles galore articulate that commuting to and from work is detrimental to one’s health. The common commuter claim that their “trips are killing them” are actually not exaggerations, according to this article in Slate by Annie Lowrey. Stress, a … Continue reading
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URBAN CRIME ON THE DECLINE
According to this article in The Atlantic, crime in America’s urban areas has dropped to the lowest it’s been in 40 years. My initial thought is that in an economy that’s hurting as much as ours, crime and violence would skyrocket. … Continue reading
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GREEN AS A HYPER-CONSPICUOUS LUXURY (THAT THE WEALTHY SHOULD FEED INTO)
One of the great markers of acculturated change is when a product or an idea is considered “luxury” or “trendy.” Once it is coined with one of those terms, you know it has been accepted into society.
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