Over the past couple of days, I've ended up spending much more time on my readings/homework than I would have previously given the lack of much else that I can do from home. But with the world at my fingertips through the internet, there's also a whole world out there to explore and stay connected with so that I can delay the onset of cabin fever.
For example, I was able to receive updates from friends about the Dash all throughout the day in the form of status updates and photos posted on Facebook. (btw: if you haven't had enough of the Dash, click the picture below for another album)
I also got the chance to G-chat with friends from around the world that I have not caught up with in a while due to differing timezones, updated this blog, watched a couple of shows online and checked out some pretty interesting websites with cool ideas.
Of the websites I checked out, I was particularly impressed with The RSA's youtube page (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce) that has a whole series of talks on a wide range of topics from "Changing Education" to "The Empathetic Civilisation".
However, the MAIN reason why I was particularly impressed was the way that some of these talks have been "scribed/animated" into condensed 10-12 min clips. The company that does this are a really talented group of animators/artists at Cognitive Media who essentially believe that complex messages are sometimes best conveyed through visual media. Pretty cool stuff!
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