Now that it’s officially cool to be a geek, let me share some of my recent nerdy indulgences: Dataspora is a blog devoted to data mining trends and technologies. These topics are increasingly important now that so much data is accessible for analysis. One day, socially awkward data scientists and statisticians will become smooth operators [...]

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In an earlier post, Think More. Design Less, I shared some products that smacked of great design. Recently I came across the documentary, Objectified, which is an in depth look at the design process for consumer goods. It even touches on  some of the products that were mention in my earlier post. From concept to [...]

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This surf documentary follows a local Aussie surfing tribe called the Bra Boys. It has won numerous Best Documentary Awards (X-Dance and EXTRA Filmink) and it is currently the highest grossing documentary in Australian history. It is narrated by Russell Crow which is an unlikely choice since Russell seems like a whole different kind of bloke than these counter [...]

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