Day: September 15, 2020
A guided tour of New York’s public art in 1973, in all its charms and contradictions | Aeon Videos
The problem with love is deciding who’s doing the dishes | Psyche Ideas
What comes first: ideas or words? The paradox of articulation | Aeon Essays
Choice blindness | Petter Johansson | TEDxUppsalaUniversity – YouTube
Lisa Feldman Barrett: You aren’t at the mercy of your emotions — your brain creates them | TED Talk
New: The Behavioral Economics Guide 2020 | BehavioralEconomics.com | The BE Hub
Health officials face death threats amid coronavirus pandemic – The Washington Post
7 ways the pandemic has changed how we shop for food
Months after Covid-19 infection, patients report breathing difficulty and fatigue – CNN
seasoned nuts quotable
 |
| “Associate yourself with men of good quality, if you esteem your own reputation; for ‘tis better to be alone than in bad company.” ― George Washington“There are no true friends in politics. We are all sharks, circling, and waiting, for traces of blood to appear in the water.”― Alan Clark |
The human story of how ventilators came to breathe for us | Aeon Essays
Lessons against self-love from the forgotten François Fénelon | Psyche Ideas
A handful of executives control the ‘attention economy’. Time for attentive resistance | Aeon Videos
Meet the students who say school remote learning in the pandemic is a big win – Vox
aeon+ psyche newsletter
Tuesday 15 September 2020
Medicine
Essay
Life and breath
There’s a strange, and deeply human, story behind how we taught machines to breathe for critically ill patients
by Sarah Ruth Bates
Thinkers and theories
Idea
Lessons against self-love from the forgotten François Fénelon
by Ryan Patrick Hanley
Technology and the self
Video
A handful of executives control the ‘attention economy’. Time for attentive resistance
4 minutes
Rainbow Cookies Recipe | Allrecipes
Chef John’s Creamy Corn Pudding Recipe | Allrecipes
Carrot Pineapple Cake I Recipe | Allrecipes
These 13 Incredible Ice Cream Pies Are Worth the Brain Freeze | Allrecipes
Indian Eggplant – Bhurtha Recipe | Allrecipes
Low-Calorie Recipes | Allrecipes
Cookie Recipes | Allrecipes
truth or dare
- TRUTH
What’s your snot shooting out my nose story? - DARE
Use lipstick to color your front two teeth and leave it like that for the rest of the day.
HAIKU FUN
From computer to cow
The WHF clip honey
To the temper.school.
My Haiku
Friendship of futures
Sweet delights and cry from far
Ocean flows greedy
Fact
Surgeons who play video games at least 3 hours a week perform 27% faster and make 37% fewer errors.
Idioms of the day
That’s Trusting A Rumor.
Turning A Town Into A City.
An Impossible Flower.
Like Trying To Teach A Fish To Fly.
The Guest Knows Best.
Wisdom Quotes
Even the best of memories are only moments long.
We do not remember days, we remember moments. (Cesare Pavese)
==========
Hope springs from the knowledge that there is light even in the darkest of shadows.
Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness. (Desmond Tutu)
We do not remember days, we remember moments. (Cesare Pavese)
==========
Hope springs from the knowledge that there is light even in the darkest of shadows.
Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness. (Desmond Tutu)
Lemon-Pepper Roasted Broccoli and Cauliflower Recipe – Allrecipes.com
Homemade Fresh Pumpkin Pie Recipe | Allrecipes
prayer of the day
Sacred God, guardian of souls, I need you now in my time of need. Guide my mind so I may slay my enemies. I seek this of you in your almighty name, o eternal guardian. Exalt me with your glorious flame.
Slogan of the day
Be bold.
Trial and success.
Live in the moment.
With pleasure.
See you next time.
Make it happen.
Maximize life.
Expanding horizons.
Push the boundaries.
All as one.
A Stoic Response to Bad News
“The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing, because an artful life requires being prepared to meet and withstand sudden and unexpected attacks.” Marcus Aurelius
A Stoic Response to Bad News
Quick Almond Flour Pancakes Recipe | Allrecipes
Word of the day
| WORD OF THE DAY |
| TechnomaniaTEK-no-MAYN-ee-əPart of speech: nounOrigin: Greek, 1940s |
| 1Passionate enthusiasm for technology. |
| Examples of Technomania in a sentence “Technomania takes over whenever Apple releases a new iPhone model.” “Maybe it’s technomania, but I just love all the new smart home devices.” |
Japan Battles Wild Monkeys at Site of Nuclear Meltdown
Here’s Why Smartphones Are Struggling to Take Pics of Apocalyptic Skies
New Research: Quality of Life Is Slipping Backwards in the US
Brazil: Manager at Brazil’s Petrobras investigated in latest graft probe
| Ethical Alliance Daily News Brazil: Manager at Brazil’s Petrobras investigated in latest graft probe Sep 11, 2020 06:00 pm A Petrobras manager was among the subjects of search warrants issued to police on Thursday, part of a years-long investigation into alleged corruption at the Brazilian state-controlled oil firm, according to court documents seen by Reuters. Brazil’s federal police served 25 search warrants as part of the sweeping “Car Wash” Read More Australia: Covid-19 pandemic masks risks of slavery in global supply chains Sep 11, 2020 05:30 pm The coronavirus pandemic is complicating the task of rooting out modern slavery by making it impossible for companies or investors to visit factory floors in many countries, adding to the challenges of addressing supply-chain risks. The economic shock caused by the coronavirus outbreak is also making people more vulnerable to Read More United Kingdom: EU watchdog calls for streamlined rules to stop dirty money Sep 11, 2020 05:00 pm The European Union should create a single set of rules that are binding on member states to deal more effectively with money laundering and terrorist financing, the EU’s banking watchdog said on Thursday. The European Banking Authority (EBA) said strengthening EU laws would plug gaps and tackle divergent national approaches Read More Russia: Russian Deputy Energy Minister Arrested for Alleged Corruption Sep 11, 2020 04:30 pm A Russian deputy energy minister has been arrested on suspicion of embezzling more than 600 million rubles worth of public money, investigators announced Wednesday. Anatoly Tikhonov, one of eight deputies to Energy Minister Alexander Novak, is accused of misusing public funds worth around $7.9 million which had been intended for Read More Malaysia: Najib’s case ‘the worst kind’ of abuse of position, says trial judge Sep 11, 2020 04:00 pm The trial involving former Malaysian premier Najib Razak has been regarded as “the worst kind” of abuse of position, criminal breach of trust (CBT) and money laundering by the High Court judge who convicted him. Justice Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali remarked that Najib also did not express any remorse after Read More China: Former Party chief of SW China’s Yunnan pleads guilty to graft Sep 11, 2020 03:30 pm Qin Guangrong, former Party chief of southwest China’s Yunnan Province and a former senior national legislator, on Thursday stood trial at the Chengdu Municipal Intermediate People’s Court in Sichuan Province, southwest China, pleading guilty to charges of taking bribes while in public office. Prosecutors accused Qin of taking advantage of Read More Join the conversation, follow us: |
| Copyright © 2020 Ethical Alliance, by ethiXbase, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in to the Ethical Alliance Daily. Our mailing address is: Ethical Alliance by ethiXbase 151 Chin Swee Road #02-20 Manhattan House Singapore 169876 Singapore |
7. International Day of Democracy – 15 September
7. International Day of Democracy – 15 September
This day is commemorated to review the state of democracy in the world.
Content marketing opportunities:
- Listicle idea: How can you measure democracy?
- Infographic idea: Which are the world’s largest democracies?
- Video idea: How can social media affect voting systems in democracies?
- Podcast idea: How do non-democratic countries protect their citizens?
Brand campaign that worked:
This video from The School of Life shows an unlikely opponent to the idea of democracy – Socrates – and why he thought so.
