a MESO perspective on the World

Steve Jobs

The video depicts the number of nuclear explosions conducted in various parts of the globe from 1954-1998.

Turkish writer Elif Shafak: The politics of fiction (TED talk)


She finishes by recalling a Sufi poem by Yunus Emre (ca. 1238 - 1320)


Come, let us all be friends for once
Let us make life easy on us,
Let us be lovers and loved ones,
The earth shall be left to no one.

In the nighttime 
when the world is at it's rest 
you will find me 
in the place I know the best 
dancin', shoutin' 
flyin' to the moon 
(you) don't have to worry 
'cause I'll be come back soon 

and we build up castles 
in the sky and in the sand 
design our own world 
ain't nobody understand 
I found myself alive 
in the palm of your hand 
as long as we are flyin' 
All this world ain't got no end 

in the daytime 
you wil find me by your side 
tryin' to do my best 
and tryin' to make things right 
when it all turns wrong 
there's no fault but mine 
but it won't hit hard 
'cause you let me shine 

and we build up castles 
in the sky and in the sand 
design our own world 
ain't nobody understand 
I found myself alive 
in the palm of your hand 
as long as we are flyin' 
this world ain't got no end


Credit: Paul Kalkbrenner 

Narita Airport shopping arcade, Tokyo.
Credit: Joi Ito

The Fog of War - Documentary about Sec. of Defense Robert McNamara's Experience

The best reading is re-reading.
Outer order contributes to inner calm.
The opposite of a great truth is also true.
You manage what you measure.
By doing a little bit each day, you can get a lot accomplished.
People don’t notice your mistakes and flaws as much as you think.
It's nice to have plenty of money.
Most decisions don't require extensive research.
Try not to let yourself get too hungry.
Even if you think they're fake, it's nice to celebrate Mother's Day and Father's Day.
If you can't find something, clean up.
The days are long, but the years are short.
Someplace, keep an empty shelf.
Turning the computer on and off a few times often fixes a glitch.
It's okay to ask for help.
You can choose what you do; you can't choose what you LIKE to do.
Happiness doesn't always make you feel happy.
What you do EVERY DAY matters more than what you do ONCE IN A WHILE.
You don't have to be good at everything.
Soap and water removes most stains.
It's important to be nice to EVERYONE.
You know as much as most people.
Over-the-counter medicines are very effective.

Credit: © The Happiness Project

“I have missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions I have been entrusted to take the game winning shot, and I missed. I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”
– Michael Jordan

By Royal Society of Account Planning

The dark and desperate movements of an insomniac night (in NYC).

Credit:Paul Davis

a sampling of fusion of chinese and english (Credit: Brett Wines)

My friend, the things that do attain
The happy life be these, I find:
The riches left, not got with pain,
The fruitful ground; the quiet mind;

The equal friend; no grudge, no strife;
No charge of rule nor governance;
Without disease the healthy life;
The household of continuance;

The mean diet, no dainty fare;
True wisdom joined with simpleness;
The night discharged of all care,
Where wine the wit may not oppress;

The faithful wife, without debate;
Such sleeps as may beguile the night:
Content thyself with thine estate,
Neither wish death, nor fear his might.