Guest Thinkers — February 22, 2011

Endless Innovation Links: July 27 – July 31

Dominic Basulto

As we roll into another summer weekend, here are some of the best innovation links for the week of July 27 – July 31:

Deconstructing the Wildly-Popular YouTube Wedding Video [Official Google Blog]

The Next Chapter in Interactive Storytelling [BBH Labs]

PowerPoint humor from Hah-vahd [Harvard Business Publishing]

The Best Collection of Augmented Reality Resources [DayLife]

The Ultimate “What-If” Scenario for the New York Times [Tech Crunch]

Three New Social Shopping Websites that are Generating Buzz [Fast Company]

Google Analytics for Your iPhone App [Springwise]

Foursquare Appoints Multiple “Mayors” of Manhattan [New York Times Bits Blog]

34 Ways to Use YouTube for Your Small Business [Web Worker Daily]

An Open Collection of Tools for Any Complex Design Process [Service Design Tools]

[image: X-Ray Boeing via Nick Veasey X-Ray Photography]

Collage of classical art suggesting a theme related to somatic markers.

Business

How “somatic markers” can transform your decision-making

Ditch the old brain vs. heart assumptions, and instead think about a heart-led brain.

A black and white image of a bunch of spheres, symbolizing the multiverse concept discussed by scientists.

Starts With A Bang

How logic and reasoning can fail as scientific tools

In logic, 'reductio ad absurdum' shows how flawed arguments fall apart. Our absurd Universe, however, often defies our intuitive reasoning.

A wooden sign indicating "assisted migration rep 2" in a pine forest under a clear blue sky.

Life

Moving trees north to save the forests

As the world warms, trees in forests such as those in Minnesota will no longer be adapted to their local climates. That’s where assisted migration comes in.

Historical map illustration depicting a planned city layout with a circular central area and radiating streets.

Strange Maps

Ohio’s Circleville ditched the grid system. Then it got squared.

A small Ohio town tried to escape America’s addiction to rectangular grids. It didn’t last long.

Bullet Cluster separation mass gravity x-ray lensing

Starts With A Bang

Flagship NASA space telescope faces a penny-pinching death

NASA's only flagship X-ray telescope ever, Chandra, still works and has no planned successor. So why does the President want to kill it?

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