JeromeCast Episode 54 Farming without fear

Posted on February 21, 2012 by JeromeCast

Do you eat? My guess is that you do. I know I do. And I bet you want to continue to eat throughout your life. That means that someone, somewhere, has to be able to run a farm. Read this post from Vanity Fair about Monsanto, and how Monsanto is making it harder and harder to farm. Scary stuff…

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JeromeCast Episode 53 15 Fantastic words without translations

Posted on February 14, 2012 by JeromeCast

Check out this great list of words with no good translation. I love the subtlety and nuance in them, as well as seeing how the literal meanings match (or don’t) the meaning.

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JeromeCast Episode 52 Living on a coal mine island

Posted on February 9, 2012 by JeromeCast

Check out this urban explorer’s account of exploring Gunkanjima. Continue reading →

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JeromeCast Episode 51 Success before happiness or vice-versa

Posted on February 2, 2012 by JeromeCast

Watch this TedxBloomington talk:

And ask yourself – are you working towards success, assuming that happiness will follow? Maybe that’s not the way it works…

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JeromeCast Episode 50 Sticking with it

Posted on January 19, 2012 by JeromeCast

Like anything important in life, stick with it!

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JeromeCast Episode 49 Sleep hacking

Posted on January 12, 2012 by JeromeCast

Want to get less sleep? Make your bed less comfortable! Think it will work…?

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JeromeCast Episode 48 Michael Bloomberg the entrepreneur

Posted on November 29, 2011 by JeromeCast

I have newfound respect for Michael Bloomberg after hearing his interview on TechCrunch. Hearing someone so accomplished discuss the early challenges and how resourceful he had to be to overcome them was pretty inspiring. It’s definitely worth checking out.

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JeromeCast Episode 47 Modern mercenaries

Posted on November 8, 2011 by JeromeCast

Check these links:

Carlos the Jackal

Simon Mann

I really thought that mercenaries had more or less faded into history. But what motivates a person to choose killing for money as a career?

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JeromeCast Episode 46 Indigenous people

Posted on November 3, 2011 by JeromeCast

Check the story out from the Guardian. Pretty shameful stuff. It’s also sad to realize how much indigenous people have been marginalized all over the world.

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JeromeCast Episode 45 Belarus bank sale

Posted on October 20, 2011 by JeromeCast

Check it out on the Guardian. What do you think – justice, tragedy or comedy?

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