Dim Sum Thinking

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Sinopse

Short audio stories from Dim Sum Thinking.

Episódios

  • Episode 11: Geometry is a Lie

    24/01/2011 Duração: 03min

    How can points, which have no size at all, come together to form a line? Pretty much in the same way that moments come together to make up our lives.

  • Episode 10: Competition

    15/11/2010 Duração: 02min

    There will always be people who do what you do better than you do. Don't let them keep you from doing what you need to do. All music by Kevin MacLeod incompetech.com.

  • Episode 9: Knowing

    25/10/2010 Duração: 03min

    Would you want to know when you are going to die? This week's exploration was prompted by a story that Jonathan Goldstein told on WireTap.

  • Episode 8: Push it again

    19/10/2010 Duração: 03min

    This episode is in memory of mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot. Although it's not about his research it does briefly explore what happens if you follow the effect of a function.

  • Episode 7: Saying Sorry

    11/10/2010 Duração: 01min

    Why do we teach kids to say they're sorry even when they're not? What happens when they're adults who say sorry without meaning it?

  • Episode 6: Start Practicing

    03/10/2010 Duração: 02min

    What is it that keeps you from starting on a new project? Nothing? I thought so. To prove that nothing should stand in your way, this podcast was recorded on my iPhone using the built in microphone.

  • Episode 5: Homework

    27/09/2010 Duração: 02min

    Some homework should just be for practice - work that the teacher never grades.

  • Episode 4: Zipping it

    20/09/2010 Duração: 02min

    You're ready to commit yourself to a new good-for-you routine and you want to tell everyone. In this episode you'll find out why you shouldn't. Inspiration comes from Derek Sivers post http://sivers.org/zipit

  • Episode 3: Making changes

    06/09/2010 Duração: 03min

    Each year I decide how I want to change in the coming year.

  • Episode 2: Noodle head

    30/08/2010 Duração: 03min

    Learning from the past without clinging to it.

  • Episode 1: We begin with nothing

    23/08/2010 Duração: 03min

      When a friend sent me some code that confused no slope and zero slope it led to this exploration.