Archive for October, 2009

2 books with weird events in the brain

Posted on October 30 2009 by admin

The two books are something like a “freak show” of people who have some problem in their brain, which leads to amazing manifestations in behavior. They are not about serial killers or anything morbid, but about what amazing things can happen when you have brain damage. Both books are very easy to read and extremely [...]

3 books to find out what you are (neuroscience)

Posted on October 27 2009 by admin

Neuroscience is a vast body of reasearch which looks into how our brain works and how it relates to what we do and who we are. In the last decade and more, a lot of funding has been poured into this and there has been quite impressive progress in the field. Now even some “big” [...]

Amazing book on consciousness

Posted on October 24 2009 by admin

Read The Mind’s I: Fantasies and Reflections on Self and Soul by Dennett and Hofstadter. This is a book that tackles the question who/what am I? in such a way as to leave you with more questions at the end. It is great if you really want to be challenged.
The book is actually edited by [...]

Visual antrolopology

Posted on October 19 2009 by admin

Here is a very interesting blog about visual anthropology, memory and history. Antonovici Valeriu shares interesting visions, images and documentary films:
Antropologie vizuala si memorie

Right to silence

Posted on October 17 2009 by admin

This is a video about your right as a citizen not to incriminate yourself. It is based on the US legal system, but in Europe (incl. Romania) it is similar too:
Right to silence

2 great TED talks -17 minutes of your time

Posted on October 16 2009 by admin

Here are two great TED talks:

6 minutes on how sound affects us. This will be more interesting and practical than you think:  sounds affect us

11 minutes from an artist who wants a) to help us understand statistics better b) inspire us to understand our position in the world. Also worth seeing for the presentation [...]

2 great books

Posted on October 12 2009 by admin

I would like to recommend two outstanding inspirational books:
Ishmael by Daniel Quinn. This book is very engaging and it will be hard to put it down once you start it. It is actually a dialogue between a person and a very wise monkey. The monkey actually makes a cultural analysis of our world and goes [...]

Theater and poetry

Posted on October 7 2009 by admin

For those interested in theater and poetry, I recommend the blog of Mara Gimini, our coworker at Webfoo. In her blog teatru si poezie, you will find podcasts of Romanian plays and some deep reaching commentaries on them.
This blog really reveals her sensitive character and her warm inquisitve spirit. The blog is  a real performance [...]

Make you feel good

Posted on October 7 2009 by admin

Today I found this great project: Daydreamers
You will pictures of people who think of something positive. But they are taken with great talent I find, and they will certainly make you feel pleasant, which is the aim of the whole project. I think Alexandra Sandu deserves many thank yous for her good work.
here a screen [...]

Webfoo.ro is up

Posted on October 7 2009 by admin

Please visit www.webfoo.ro to see the new homepage of our webdesign company. Mihai and Leo worked very hard on it, but we also had a lot of fun with it. We are looking forward to providing you with innovative websites and customer service with heart.
Here is a screen shot: