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Not awkward -- socially different
by Nancy Thompson
February 4, 2012
Meditation has made me less shy. But that still doesn't mean I want to eat lunch with you. And that's not a problem.
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How Internet Blackout on 1/18 Will Affect the IDP
by Patrick Groneman
January 16, 2012
to protest SOPA and PIPA, myself and a few other IDP Staff and Leaders have decided to boycott the internet this Wednesday from 8am-8pm. 
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Podcast: Interview with Tiffany Shlain - A Declaration of Interdependence
by Brian
September 29, 2011
This week, ID Project founder Ethan Nicthern interviews Tiffany Shlain.
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What Would Sid Say About the Facebook Changes?
by Lodro Rinzler
September 23, 2011
Before Siddhartha Gautama attained enlightenment he was a confused twenty and thirty-something looking to learn how to live a spiritual life. Each time in this column we look at what it might be like if a fictional Siddhartha was on his spiritual...
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Daily Connect: Chakra Work on an XBox?
by Patrick Groneman
July 20, 2011
This week the AP reported about a video game developed by Deeprak Chopra and THQ Inc. aimed at combining gaming and meditation.
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Daily Connect: Loving Your Technology and Loving Your Pet
by Patrick Groneman
June 1, 2011
Jonathan Franzen, author of the novel "Freedom" has a mouthful for the technocrats. "Liking" consumer technology is easy, "Loving" real life is hard.
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Daily Connect: Carbon Nationalism and Ecological Materialism
by Patrick Groneman
May 25, 2011
Whether or not you beleive that human carbon output is directly linked to climate change, one fact most people would agree on is that the world is round and not flat.
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Weekly Art #36 - Herzog's Cave of Forgotten Dreams
by Matt Jones
May 20, 2011
Werner Herzog is the greatest living artist.  Cave of Forgotten Dreams is playing at BAM and IFC ($17?) and some theatre in Carol Gardens for $7. It's 3D. It's a documentary. 
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Weekend Connect: iPad Dharma is Awesome, But is it Environmentally Friendly?
by Ethan Nichtern
April 29, 2011
(Follow Ethan on Facebook or Twitter) Ponlop Rinpoche told me, via twitter to enjoy my "iPad Dharma." He uses an iPad when he teaches. The Karmapa is in an iPad ad. Welcome to the 21st century.
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Daily Connect: Does Being Happy Increase The Risk Of Suicide
by Ethan Nichtern
April 27, 2011
(Follow Ethan on Facebook or Twitter) From the counterintuitive-to-Buddhist-psychology-department, according to Gothamist, and a new study from University of Warwick, certain happy states carry with them a higher rate of suicide.
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Daily Connect: The rational YES
by Meredith Arena
April 21, 2011
I just read this article in Science Fair about how meditation can make one a more rational decision maker. Since my practice has been a bit shaky this week, reading this makes me want to sit RIGHT NOW. Yes I agree, I do feel calmer and more...
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On iPads and Earthquakes, Desire and Impermanence
by Lawrence Grecco
March 14, 2011
  I confess to being somewhat swept up in the recent media frenzy over the new iPad 2. Sure, I already have the original version (which incidentally has more computing power than the Apollo 11 and does everything I want it to) but now there...
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96% of Participants in MSNBC poll think Genetically Modified Foods should be Labeled
by Patrick Groneman
March 4, 2011
  http://health.newsvine.com/_question/2011/02/25/6131050-do-you-believe-g... There's good reason for that, as the safety of Genetically Modified Foods is still questionable, and their use generates more needs for environmentally...
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Studio Shot #1
by Matt Jones
December 25, 2010
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Daily Connect: The Power of Negative Thinking and Buddha's Brain
by Ethan Nichtern
November 22, 2010
This seems like a good quote for the holidays, which is one of the worst crisis times of the year, and a time of difficulty and depression for many people. If our survival instinct has actually wired us to view the world in a negative light, it...
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The Internet Is Lying To You
by Jerry Kolber
November 17, 2010
Yes, it is. And in honor of National Unfriend Day I'm going to tell you exactly how the internet is lying to you. It is lying because it is promising you endless satisfaction of all your desires - if you feel it, want it, wonder it, want to...
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Daily Connect: A Wandering Mind is an Unhappy Mind
by Ethan Nichtern
November 12, 2010
According to a new study, it turns out that a wandering mind is an unhappy mind. That's a pretty amazingly simple discovery, but the study demonstrates that our happiness level is less based on what we are doing than how simply we are engaged...
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Great Eastern Sun Art vs. Setting Sun Art #11: Sarah Sze @ Tanya Bonakdar Gallery
by Matt Jones
October 12, 2010
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Saturday Morning Cartoon #2: Piece of Cake
by Matt Jones
October 2, 2010
original in Papermate Blue Pen Ink   Rainbow version in Papermate Flair Ink
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Saturday Morning Cartoon #1: Conservation of Energy
by Matt Jones
September 11, 2010
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Making Nonsense of Reality
by Jerry Kolber
August 25, 2010
I've been working these past few weeks on writing a proposal for a television series about the human brain, and it's been interesting seeing how much of neruoscience relates directly to my study and practice of Buddhism.  One thing in...
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Video: A Headset that Reads Your Brainwaves
by Patrick Groneman
August 25, 2010
  My first two thoughts upon watching this TED video were: "Do we really need computers to close our curtains for us?" and "This would be an amazing mind training tool".   
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